Goddard Lieberson
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Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 – May 29, 1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971, and from 1973 to 1975. He was also a composer, and studied with George Frederick McKay, at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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[edit] Introduction of the LP
Before becoming president of the company, Lieberson was responsible for Columbia's introduction of the long-playing record. The LP was particularly well-suited to Columbia's long-established classical repertoire, as recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodzinski, Dmitri Mitropoulos, and Leonard Bernstein.
[edit] Cast recordings
His greatest legacy, however, was probably the original cast recordings he produced. Columbia was not the first to offer such recordings; Decca's 1943 recording of Oklahoma! was the first. Lieberson's recordings at Columbia, however, were influential.
In addition to documenting the musical performances of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Lieberson also produced notable recordings of musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, such as Pal Joey and The Boys from Syracuse, for which cast albums had not been made.
[edit] Clive Davis
In 1967, Lieberson promoted Clive Davis to the presidency of Columbia Records. Clive Davis often cites Goddard Lieberson as his mentor.
[edit] See also
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