“He was the guy you wanted to sit down with. Everybody did,” Craig Dickson, one of Tierney’s best friends, said.
James Tierney
James Tierney, a musical soul, built on legacy of Tierney’s Tavern. He died at 52.
If you played at Tierney’s open mic, you were there because of James Tierney. He loved bringing music to Montclair.
Obituary: James Tierney, co-owner of Tierney’s Tavern
James “Jim” Patrick Tierney of Upper Montclair, a co-owner of Tierney’s Tavern, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 30, at age 52.


