Franciszek Walicki

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

Franciszek Walicki

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