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Franciszek Walicki

Polish journalist and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Franciszek Walicki
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Franciszek Walicki (20 July 1921 – 3 October 2015) was a Polish journalist.[1] He was considered the father of Polish beat and rock music, calling them big-beat as rock and roll was unacceptable name for the authorities of the Polish People's Republic at the time.[2]

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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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