Okay, let me explain who Goddard Lieberson is like you're five years old!
Goddard Lieberson was a man who really really loved music. He was born a long time ago, in 1911, and when he was a kid his family had a piano in their house. He loved to listen to his mom playing the piano and he liked to sing too.
As he grew up, he got more and more interested in music and started playing lots of different instruments. He also loved to hear other people play music, and went to lots of concerts and shows.
When he was older, he went to college and studied music and then got a job working for a big company that made records. He helped lots of musicians make records so that people all around the world could listen to their music.
Goddard Lieberson was really good at his job and he became very famous. He won lots of awards and even helped to start a new type of music called Jazz. Lots of people loved him for that!
Finally, Goddard Lieberson passed away in 1977. But even today, people still remember him as a great lover of music who helped lots of musicians become very famous.