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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.

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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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  • 1959 - Rhythm and Blues - the first Polish big beat group
  • 1960 - Czerwono-Czarni
  • 1962 - Niebiesko-Czarni
  • 1968 - Breakout
  • 1974 – SBB

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    Awards and distinctions

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  • 1996 – Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
  • Righteous among the Nations medal
  • 1998 - Grand Prix, National Festival of Polish Song in Opole

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    References

    Franciszek Walicki Wikipedia
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