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Daniel de Visé is a writer and journalist. His books have been translated into Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, and Estonian. A graduate of Wesleyan and Northwestern universities, he has worked at The Washington Post, USA Today, the Miami Herald and four other newspapers. He shared a 2001 team Pulitzer Prize and garnered more than two dozen other national and regional journalism awards. His investigative reporting twice led to the release of wrongly convicted men from life terms in prison. His first book, I Forgot To Remember (with Su Meck, Simon & Schuster, 2014), began as a front-page article de Visé wrote for the Washington Post in 2011. His second book, Andy & Don (Simon & Schuster, 2015), began as a journalistic exploration into the s ...more

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	Andy & Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show 4.15 avg rating — 1,966 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic 4.21 avg rating — 1,399 ratings — published 2024 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia by Su Meck (Goodreads Author), Daniel de Visé (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France 4.37 avg rating — 645 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King 4.16 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2021 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	B. B. KING: REY DEL BLUES (EDICIÓN REVISADA CONMEMORATIVA): Ascensión y reinado de Riley "Blues Boy" King by Daniel de Visé (Goodreads Author), Íñigo García Ureta (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Daniel Visé rated a book it was amazing Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West by Peter Cozzens (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I highly recommend watching the Deadwood TV series while reading Peter Cozzens's terrific book. The show tells a rich Hollywood story based, rather loosely, on facts. Cozzens gives you the facts. And it turns out the real Deadwood requires little emb ...more
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This review first appeared in the Washington Independent Review of Books. “This Is Spinal Tap” feels like the ultimate cult film: powerfully appealing to a select group of fans, baffling to everyone else. Studio executives found Rob Reiner’s 1984 “moc ...more
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This review originally appeared in the Washington Independent Review of Books. Back in the 1960s, the Grateful Dead weren’t even regarded as the best band in San Francisco. That honor went to the Jefferson Airplane, who headlined the second day at Woo ...more
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“On Valentine’s Day, John let himself into Steven Spielberg’s home, raided his refrigerator, and left a note. He partied into the night with the Pretenders, who had played at UCLA. After midnight, he telephoned Judy from Chateau Marmont. “Chrissie Hynde has passed out,” he said. “What should I do?” Call her road manager, Judy instructed coolly.”
― Daniel de Visé, The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

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“MONEY, MUSIC, and lust inspired Riley in equal measure.”
― Daniel de Visé, King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B. B. King

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“Andy and his manager, Dick Linke, set up a meeting with Abe Lastfogel at William Morris. Andy told him, “Mr. Lastfogel, I’ve struck out in movies and now on Broadway, and I don’t want to go back to nightclubs, so maybe I’d better try television.” Lastfogel went to see Sheldon Leonard, the powerful producer of television’s Danny Thomas Show. He asked if Sheldon knew of Andy. Sheldon replied, “Yeah, he did a record, a funny record.” Lastfogel said, “He’d like to do television. Can you think of something for him?”
― Daniel de Visé, Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American

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