List of Oingo Boingo members

The following is a complete chronology of various line-ups of Oingo Boingo and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, from 1972 until 1995.

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

Former members

Leon Schneiderman

• Active: 1972–95
• Instrument(s): baritone and alto saxophones, percussion, backing vocals
• Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Dale Turner

• Active: 1972–95
• Instrument(s): trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
• Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

• Active: 1973–95
• Instrument(s): tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals, flute
• Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Danny Elfman

• Active: 1974–95
• Instrument(s): lead vocals, guitar, percussion, sitar, programming, trombone, violin
• Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

Steve Bartek

• 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)

Richard Gibbs

• 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)

John Avila

• 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: 1987–91
• 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)

Warren Fitzgerald

• 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)

Marc Mann

• 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

Bruce Fowler

• 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	He is an actor, known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), Poseidon (2006) and A Few Good Men (1992). He has been married to Frances Conroy since April 1992.
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

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