Franciszek Walicki, born on July 20, 1921, and died October 3, 2015, Franciszek was a Polish journalist.
He was considered the father of Polish big beat and rock.
In 1956 he and Leopold Tyrmand organized the first Jazz Festival in Sopot.
Franciszek 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