•
Jim Henson as
Kermit the Frog, various Muppet productions, starting with
The Sesame Street Book & Record in 1970, until 1990 following Henson's death •
Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, various Muppet productions (1990–2016) •
Thurl Ravenscroft, 1970 album
Rubber Duckie and Other Songs From Sesame Street •
Frank Sinatra, 1971 album
Sinatra & Company, this recording would later be used on
Sesame Street in an animated insert by
Étienne Delessert. •
Lena Horne, 1971 album ''
Nature's Baby'' •
Urbie Green, 1972 album ''Bein' Green'' •
Buddy Rich, 1972 album
Stick It •
Van Morrison, 1973 album
Hard Nose the Highway •
Stan Kenton, 1973
7.5 on the Richter Scale, titled "It's Not Easy Bein' Green" •
Della Reese, 1973 album
Let Me in Your Life •
John Leyton, 1973 eponymous album •
Diana Ross, 1974 album
Live at Caesars Palace •
Arthur Fiedler and the
Boston Pops Orchestra, 1974 album
You Will Be My Music •
Ray Charles, 1975 album
Renaissance; this version gained popularity because of an episode of
The Cosby Show, and Charles then sang a duet with Kermit on
Sesame Street and
The Cher Show as well as sang the song on the 1989 special
Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting •
Jackie McLean, 1978 album
New Wine in Old Bottles •
Mary O'Hara, 1981 album
Colours •
Keith Harris and
Orville the Duck, 1983 single •
William Roy, 1986 single "When I Sing Alone" •
Helen Merrill feat.
Stan Getz, 1989 album
Just Friends •
Wilford Brimley, 1989
MDA Labor Day Telethon •
Mandy Patinkin, 1990 album
Dress Casual •
Caroll Spinney as
Big Bird, 1990 Jim Henson memorial service •
Bob McGrath, 1991 album Bob's Favorite Street Songs •
Rowlf the Dog, 1993 album ''
Ol' Brown Ears is Back'' •
Jill O'Hara, 1993 album ''
Jill O'Hara'', titled "Green" •
Shirley Horn, 1993 album
Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) •
Don Henley with Kermit, 1994 album
Kermit Unpigged •
Mike Campbell, 1994 album
Easy Chair Jazz •
Vanessa Rubin, 1995 album
Vanessa Rubin Sings •
Johnny Lytle, 1997 album
Easy Easy, completely instrumental •
Don Rickles, 1997
Muppets Tonight episode 205 •
Tony Bennett, 1998 album
The Playground •
Alan Muraoka, 2000
Evening at Pops •
Calvin Ray Johnson and
Kermit 2001
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon • Caroll Spinney as
Oscar the Grouch, 2005 episode
Sesame Street,(with altered Grouchy lyrics by Christine Ferraro) •
Mark Murphy, 2005 album '
Once To Every Heart', (Verve Records) •
Audra McDonald, 2006 album
Build a Bridge •
Sophie Milman, 2007 album
Make Someone Happy •
Matthew White,
Music and Sweet Poetry Agree •
Take 6, 2008 album
The Standard •
Abelardo Montoya, 2009 episode in Spanish "Ser Verde"
Plaza Sésamo •
Andrew Bird, 2011 tribute/cover album
Muppets: The Green Album • Brenna Whitaker, 2015 album
We Love Disney •
Imelda May and the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra at a televised live event to mark the centenary of the 1916
Easter Rising •
Matt Vogel as Kermit the Frog, 2018
The Jim Henson Retrospectacle Live in Concert •
Matt Vogel as Kermit the Frog and
Elvis Costello, 2019 TV special ''
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration'' •
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, 2019 album
Jazz for Kids •
Matt Vogel as Kermit with
Lucas Ross on
banjo, 2024
UMD College of Arts and Humanities' Dean's Lecture Series' •
Eric Jacobson as Oscar the Grouch and
Cynthia Erivo, 2024 on "
Sesame Street's YouTube channel (uses altered lyrics from Season 36 version)." ==Memorial==