- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Affirminator
- Jim Bessman was born on July 19, 1952 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He died on June 22, 2021 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Freelance contributor to Billboard magazine.
- Freelanced for Variety while living in Wisconsin before he relocated to New York to work for the music trade publication Cashbox.
- Wrote two books, "The Ramones - An American Band" and "John Mellencamp - The Concert At Walter Reed".
- For 20 years until his death he worked with the Songwriters Hall of Fame where he handled the backstage archival interviews at the annual gala.
- Raised in Madison, Wisconsin with his brother and sister.
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