Leading German speaking musicians from various decades since the 1950s have performed and recorded the GERIG songs, starting inter alia with Freddy Quinn, Peter Alexander, Bill Ramsey or Hazy Osterwald in the 1950s followed by Gus Backus, Caterina Valente, Vico Torriani, Heintje, Roy Black, Nina Hagen, Peter Maffay, Karat or Spider Murphy Gang in the latter half of the 20th century and more recently with contemporary recordings and performances by BAP, DJ Ötzi, Jürgen Drews or Ikke Hüftgold.