Jerry Justice

Born July 12, 1935 in Raytown, Missouri Jerome Lamar "Liberty" Justice wrote, played, and sang Bluegrass and Country tunes from 1971 to 1978. He was a member of "Green Side Up" Bluegrass Band who released a Vinyl LP with several of his original songs. He released a country album of his own called "Justice," for which he composed all of the tunes. Update: Jerry performed at Hobo Festivals all over the country from the 1980's until shortly before his death. Using his (and his Father's) stage name, "Liberty Justice" he wrote and recorded at least 40 songs in the hobo and hard life on the road themes assembled as 4 self produced albums of 10 songs each. This collection is now being copyrighted and released posthumously as CDs and Downloads by his widow, Brenda Justice. The collection is being remastered and designed for publication by ArchivalProductions.com. Jerry self-produced and recorded one last album on CD covering Country standards with his wonderful voice and playing called, "Blue River Blues" His other writings and works are being compiled now, including lots of unpublished inspirational songs written in the hospital as he was dying. Hundreds of people knew him as Jerry Justice, thousands loved him as Liberty Justice. A veteran of the Korean War, he served as a member of the United States Airforce. During the 1920's and early 1930's his father John David Justice had ridden the rails as a hobo, seeking work. Adopting the hobo name "Liberty," Jerry followed in his father's footsteps, logging close to 30,000 miles on the rails between 1993 and 1998. In 1996 he was voted National Hobo King at the annual Hobo Convention at Britt, Idaho. He was also dubbed the National Hobo Troubadour. A lifelong resident of Raytown, Jerry "caught the westbound" from his home on 23 Apr 2008 and rode it on in to the Promised Land. His remains were laid to rest in the National Hobo Cemetery which is within Evergreen Cemetery at Britt, Idaho.