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
Danny Elfman
Steve Bartek
John "Vatos" Hernandez
John Avila
Warren Fitzgerald
Leon Schneiderman
Sam "Sluggo" Phipps
Dale Turner
Marc Mann
Doug Lacy
Carl Graves
Michael Bacich
Kerry Hatch
Richard Gibbs

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

Contents

Personnel

Members

Leon Schneiderman
Active: 1972–1995
Instrument(s): baritone and alto saxophones, percussion, backing vocals
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), Forbidden Boingo (2008)
Sam "Sluggo" Phipps
Active: 1973–1995
Instrument(s): tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals, flute
Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
Dale Turner
Active: ?–1995
Instrument(s): trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
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), Forbidden Boingo (2008)
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), Forbidden Boingo (2008)
Warren Fitzgerald
Active: 1994–1995
Instrument(s): guitar
Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999), Forbidden Boingo (2008)
Doug Lacy
Active: 1994–1995
Instrument(s): percussion, trombone, accordion
Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999), Forbidden Boingo (2008)
Marc Mann
Active: 1994–1995
Instrument(s): keyboards, samples
Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999) Forbidden Boingo (2008)

Additional Musicians

Katurah Clarke
Active: 1994-1995
Instrument(s): percussion
Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell: Live from the Universal Ampitheeatre 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
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]
Matthew Bright  ?–? Bass Aka Toshiro Boloney
Billy Superball 1972–1975, 1976–1978 Trumpet, Upright & Fender Bass Aka William Folwell. Appears in the Bill Murray movie Loose Shoes
Josh Gordon 1973–1975 Trumpet, sousaphone, banjar, guitar  
Jon Gold 1973–1976 Guitar, multi-instrumentalist  
Jan Munroe  ?–? Sword swallower, slack-rope walker, fire breather  
William Winant 1972–1975 Percussion Toured with Oingo Boingo; has performed and recorded with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3, and Sonic Youth
Ernie Fosselius  ?–? Wind Instruments Wrote "Hipsters On Parade"
Stan Ayeroff 1972–1975 Jazz guitar  
Miriam Cutler 1976–1979 Clarinet, vocals Her website[2]
Brad Kay 1974–1977 Keyboards  
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

References

  1. ^ Gene Cunningham's website
  2. ^ Cutler's website
Oingo Boingo
Danny Elfman  · Steve Bartek  · Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez  · Sam "Sluggo" Phipps  · Dale Turner  · Leon Schneiderman  · John Avila  · Warren Fitzgerald  · Doug Lacy  · Marc Mann
Kerry Hatch  · Richard Gibbs  · Carl Graves  · Michael Bacich
Studio albums
Only a Lad  · Nothing to Fear  · Good for Your Soul  · So-Lo (as Danny Elfman)  · Dead Man's Party  · BOI-NGO  · Dark at the End of the Tunnel  · Boingo (as Boingo)
Live albums
Compilations
Boingo Alive • The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet • Stay • Best O' Boingo • Anthology • The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
Extended plays
Singles
"You Got Your Baby Back" • "Only a Lad" • "Wake Up (It's 1984)" • "Weird Science" • "Just Another Day" • "Dead Man's Party" • "Stay" • "Pain" • "Not My Slave" • "Winning Side" • "Flesh 'N Blood" • "Out of Control" • "When the Lights Go Out" • "Insanity" • "Hey!"
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