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Jan Johansson

1931 - 1968

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Jan Johansson (16 September 1931 – 9 November 1968) was a Swedish jazz pianist. His album Jazz på svenska (Jazz in Swedish) is the best selling jazz release ever in Sweden; it has sold over a quarter of a million copies and has been streamed more than 50 million times on Spotify. He was the father of former HammerFall drummer Anders Johansson and Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, who run Heptagon Records which keeps their father's recordings available. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Johansson is the 1,308th most popular musician (down from 784th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 438th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jan Johansson ranks 1,308 out of 3,175. Before him are Barry Hay, Bernard Sumner, Kenny Burrell, Tete Montoliu, Viktoria Mullova, and Nancy Wilson. After him are Michael Moran, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Bonnie Raitt, Stan Kenton, Mike Mangini, and Paweł Mąciwoda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jan Johansson ranks 352. Before him are Cemal Süreya, František Šafránek, Marino Morettini, Kenny Burrell, Yoshiko Kuga, and Lê Khả Phiêu. After him are José Vicente, Giuliana Minuzzo, Gordon Willis, Adrienne Corri, John Baldessari, and Anatoli Ilyin. Among people deceased in 1968, Jan Johansson ranks 178. Before him are Arnulf Øverland, Oscar Kreuzer, Dorothy Gish, Amparo Poch y Gascón, Charles Bacon, and Little Walter. After him are Franchot Tone, Armand Blanchonnet, Weegee, Mervyn Peake, Tim Ahearne, and Francis Biddle.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Johansson ranks 696 out of 1,879. Before him are Åke Johansson (1928), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Ture Nerman (1886), Anders Frisk (1963), Ture Rangström (1884), and Gunnar Jansson (1907). After him are Carl Westergren (1895), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Anders Larsson (1892), Runer Jonsson (1916), and Henry Carlsson (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Jan Johansson ranks 13. Before him are Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Mikkey Dee (1963), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949). After him are Tor Aulin (1866), Anders Johansson (1962), Ola Brunkert (1946), Karin Dreijer (1975), Jens Johansson (1963), and Peter Tägtgren (1970).

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