Born on September 16, 1931 in Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden, Jan Johansson was
a Swedish jazz pianist. He isn’t well-known outside of Scandinavia but his album
Jazz på svenska is the best-selling jazz album in Sweden’s history. His
best-known song is “Here Comes Pippi Longstocking”, the theme to the popular
Swedish television series. He is also known as the father of Hammerfall drummer
Anders Johansson and Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson. Jan Johansson’s
musical career began as a child when he studied classical piano. He would later
become proficient on guitar, accordion...