List of Oingo Boingo members

Oingo Boingo
Also known as	The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Boingo
Genres	New wave
Years active	1972–1995
Website	www.oingoboingo.com
Past members	Leon Schneiderman Dale Turner Sam "Sluggo" Phipps Danny Elfman Steve Bartek John "Vatos" Hernandez Kerry Hatch Richard Gibbs John Avila Michael Bacich Carl Graves Warren Fitzgerald Doug Lacy Marc Mann George Swahili

The following is a complete chronology of various line-ups of Oingo Boingo, from the group's inception in 1972 until 1995.

Former members

Leon Schneiderman

Active: 1972–1995

Instrument(s): baritone and alto saxophones, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Dale Turner

Active: 1972–1995

Instrument(s): trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

Active: 1973–1995

Instrument(s): tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals, flute

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Danny Elfman

Active: 1974–1995

Instrument(s): lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, sitar, programming, trombone, violin

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Steve Bartek

Active: 1976–1995

Instrument(s): lead guitar, Backing vocals, percussion, accordion

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

John "Vatos" Hernandez

Active: 1978–1995

Instrument(s): drums, percussion

Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Kerry Hatch

Active: 1979–1984

Instrument(s): bass, bass synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: Oingo Boingo (1980), Only a Lad (1981), Nothing to Fear (1982), Good for Your Soul (1983), So-Lo (1984), Skeletons in the Closet (1989), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2002)

Richard Gibbs

Active: 1980–1983

Instrument(s): keyboards, synthesizer, trombone, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: Oingo Boingo (1980), Only a Lad (1981), Nothing to Fear (1982), Good for Your Soul (1983), So-Lo (1984), Skeletons in the Closet (1989), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2002)

John Avila

Active: 1984–1995

Instrument(s): bass, bass synthesizer, percussion, accordion, backing vocals

Release contributions: Dead Man's Party (1985), Boi-ngo (1987), Boingo Alive (1988), Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2002)

Michael Bacich

Active: 1984–1987

Instrument(s): keyboards, backing vocals

Release contributions: Dead Man's Party (1985), Boi-ngo (1987), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2002)

Carl Graves

Active: 1988–1991

Instrument(s): keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, electronic percussion pad

Release contributions: Boingo Alive (1988), Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Boingo (1994) (one track: "Lost Like This"), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2002)

Warren Fitzgerald

Active: 1994–1995

Instrument(s): guitar

Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Doug Lacy

Active: 1994–1995

Instrument(s): percussion, trombone, accordion

Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Marc Mann

Active: 1994–1995

Instrument(s): keyboards, samples

Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Additional Musicians

Katurah Clarke

Active: 1994-1995

Instrument(s): percussion

Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)

David Eagle

Active: 1980–1981

Instrument(s): drums

Bruce Fowler

Active: 1983–1995

Instrument(s): trombone

Release contributions: Boingo Alive (1988), Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990), Stay (1990), Best O' Boingo (1991), Anthology (1999), 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2002)

Paul Fox

Active: 1984

Instrument(s): synthesizers

Release contributions: So-Lo, Best O' Boingo, Anthology

William Winant

Active: 1991–1992

Instrument(s): percussion

Members of The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo

This is a list of members that were only in The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.

Name	Years	Credits	Additional Info
Richard Elfman	1972–1976	Founder, director, percussion	Note that pretty much everyone played percussion
Billy Superball	1972–75, 1976–78	Trumpet, Upright & Fender Bass	Aka William Folwell. Appears in the Bill Murray movie Loose Shoes
William Winant	1972–1975	Percussion	Toured with Oingo Boingo; has performed and recorded with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3, and Sonic Youth
Stan Ayeroff	1972–1975	Jazz guitar
Marie-Pascale Elfman	1972–?	Vocals	Richard Elfman's wife. She appeared with the band less and less after her husband left
Gene Cunningham	1972–?	?	Aka Ugh-Fudge Bwana or Ugh Fudge Bwana [1]
Jon Gold	1973–1976	Guitar, multi-instrumentalist
Josh Gordon	1973–1975	Trumpet, sousaphone, banjar, guitar
Brad Kay	1974–1977	Keyboards
Miriam Cutler	1976–1979	Clarinet, vocals	Her website[2]
Timm Boatman	1976–1978	Drums, percussion	LA Opera orchestra percussionist
Matthew Bright	?–?	Bass	Aka Toshiro Boloney
Jan Munroe	?–?	Sword swallower, slack-rope walker, fire breather
Ernie Fosselius	?–?	Wind Instruments	Wrote "Hipsters On Parade"
Todd Manley	?–?	Percussion
Lori Mann	?–?	Accordion
Musti Faun	?–?	?
Gisele Lindley	?–?	?	Played "Princess" in "Forbidden Zone"
Joe Berland	?–?	Keyboardist	Math teacher at Newbridge in Los Angeles

Timeline

While most members played a variety of instruments and vocals, this timeline represents a member's service listed under his or her main instrument.

References

1. Gene Cunningham's website
2. Cutler's website