List of Oingo Boingo members
| Oingo Boingo | |
|---|---|
| Also known as |
The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Boingo |
| Genres | New wave |
| Years active | 1972–95 |
| 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: 1972–95
- Instrument(s): baritone and alto saxophones, percussion, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
- Active: 1972–95
- Instrument(s): trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
- Active: 1973–95
- Instrument(s): tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals, flute
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
- Active: 1974–95
- Instrument(s): lead vocals, guitar, percussion, sitar, programming, trombone, violin
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
- Active: 1976–95
- Instrument(s): guitar, Backing vocals, percussion, accordion
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
John "Vatos" Hernandez
- Active: 1978–95
- Instrument(s): drums, percussion
- Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases
Kerry Hatch
- Active: 1979–84
- 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)
- Active: 1980–83
- 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)
- Active: 1984–95
- 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: 1984–87
- 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: 1988–91
- 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)
- Active: 1994–95
- Instrument(s): guitar
- Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)
Doug Lacy
- Active: 1994–95
- Instrument(s): percussion, trombone, accordion
- Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)
- Active: 1994–95
- Instrument(s): keyboards, samples
- Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)
Additional musicians
Katurah Clarke
- Active: 1994–95
- Instrument(s): percussion
- Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)
'David Eagle
- Active: 1980–81
- Instrument(s): drums
- Active: 1983–95
- 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: 1991–92
- 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 | 1972–76 | 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 | 1972–75 | Percussion | Toured with Oingo Boingo; has performed and recorded with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3, and Sonic Youth |
| Stan Ayeroff | 1972–75 | 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 | 1973–76 | Guitar, multi-instrumentalist | |
| Josh Gordon | 1973–75 | Trumpet, sousaphone, banjar, guitar | |
| Brad Kay | 1974–77 | Keyboards | |
| Miriam Cutler | 1976–79 | Clarinet, vocals | Her website[2] |
| Timm Boatman | 1976–78 | 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 Erenberg | 197?-? | Accordion | Appeared with the group in their 1976 The Gong Show appearance.; |
| 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
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