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Franciszek Walicki

Franciszek Walicki
Born (1921-07-20)20 July 1921
Łódź, Poland
Died 3 October 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 94)
Gdynia, Poland
Occupation Journalist, musician

Franciszek Walicki (20 July 1921 – 3 October 2015) was a Polish journalist. He was considered the father of Polish beat and rock music.

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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