[1] Ernie K-Doe, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, and Benny Spellman were early artists on the label.

Allen Toussaint was responsible for much of the label's early success, he wrote, produced, arranged and played piano on a number of tracks.

[1] The label's first hit was Toussaint's production of "Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part 2" by Jessie Hill in 1960.

[3] After making a distribution deal with Imperial Records, the label released its biggest hit, "Mother-in Law" by Ernie K-Doe reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B singles chart in 1961.

In 1971, Liberty and its remaining labels (except for Soul City, whose catalog was sold to Bell Records) were absorbed into United Artists.