The High-Jacks

The High-Jacks won the Rockabilly price at the Swedish Country-Championships 2006.

They also got 63% of the audience votes - all categories!

• The High-Jacks plays 50's rock n' roll / rockabilly and country. The band was formed 2004 by Per-Erik Jonsson and Nina Jedevin. Starting as the back-up band for Wanda Jackson on her Swedish tour 2004. Per-Erik had up till then been the Rockabilly Queen's Swedish house "piano-man" for 20 years with different bands.
• Per-Erik Jonsson debuted in a Swedish TV-show when he was only 11 years old in 1975.
  In 1978 his second album "Thunderbird Rock" was a great success with his own title song hitting #4 on the European top twenty! (The song is re-recorded 2007 by the High-Jacks for a summer CD-single release) During his long carrier as a solo artist Per-Erik has also been working with many different bands and artists like: Red Hot Max, Country Minstrels, Freetown Highway, Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers, The Go Getters, Huelyn Duvall, Sleepy LaBeaf, Orville Nash, Rosie Flores, Connie Smith among others and of course around 200 gigs with Wanda Jackson. Together with bass players Anders Thomasson and Alf Östlund he was the founder of Square Man Stan & His Nuclear Rockets with the one-only song "Ride My Rocket" /Tail Records hitting the charts with great success!
• In his own recording studio during the 90's he was the sound architect of many bands/artists for instance, The Go Getters, 42nd Street and Phil Trigwell. Per-Erik Jonsson is the King of Boogie Woogie and Rock N Roll!!
• Nina was the singer in different bands in Sweden she performed first time 1970 at the age of 5 years. She has been influenced by artists like Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Janis Martin and Wanda Jackson. Her passion for old-time country and rockabilly has in The High-Jacks found its native playground! On stage she is a natural born entertainer.
• 2006 and 2007 has been a good year for the band with lots of gigs, and hopefully 2008 will get even better.
• August 2007 The High-Jacks went to USA! With Wanda Jackson we made 3 gigs in Jackson TN, Nashville & Memphis.
• The High-Jacks recorded 3 songs at SUN Studio in Memphis, that are on our CD, "Around Midnight" released March 2008.
• 2009 is running and find us a step closer to our goal. We are invited to HEMSBY Rock'n'roll Weekender in May. A great Honour!
• We would also like to congratulate our dear friend WANDA JACKSON for reaching the ROCK'N'ROLL HALL OF FAME! A Living Legend.
• WANDA JACKSON and THE HIGHJACKS, JUNE 20, in Stockholm, Bernssalonger! Great Event !!
  
• Our HEMSBY apperance where really appreciated! We will be back ;-)