Occupation Journalist, musician Name Franciszek Walicki | Role Journalist | |
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Born 20 July 1921 ( 1921-07-20 ) Lodz, Poland Died October 3, 2015, Gdynia, Poland |
Franciszek Walicki (20 July 1921 – 3 October 2015) was a Polish journalist. He was considered the father of Polish beat and rock music, calling them big-beat as rock and roll was unacceptable name for communist authorities.

In 1956 he and Leopold Tyrmand organized the first Jazz Festival in Sopot. Walicki also founded a number of important Polish bands:


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