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.

Former members

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! width="75" |Image

! width="120" |Name

! width="110" |Years active

! width="130" |Instruments

!Release contributions

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|Richard Elfman{{Cite web |last=Elfman |first=Richard |date=16 February 2018 |title=Richard Elfman on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10156120859440477&set=a.55174805476&__cft__ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com}}

|1972–1976

|lead and backing vocals

| rowspan="4" |Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)

|Marie-Pascale Elfman{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=Alex |date=2019-04-18 |title=Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo |url=https://medium.com/loopandreplay/mystic-knights-oingo-boingo-49f5170166a9 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Loop & Replay |language=en}}

|1972–1978

|lead vocals

|Matthew Bright

|1972

|upright bass

|Gene Cunningham

|1972–1974

|rhythm guitar

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|Ernie Fosselius{{Cite web |last=Unkeless |first=Charlie |date=17 April 2019 |title=Charlie Unkeless on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216668137790403&set=pb.1069497342.-2207520000.&type=3 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com}}

|1972

|wind instruments

|None

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|Danny Elfman

|1974–1995

|{{Hlist|lead and backing vocals|guitar|percussion|sitar|programming|trombone|violin}}

| rowspan="2" |all Oingo Boingo releases

|Leon Schneiderman

|1972–1995

|{{Hlist|baritone and alto saxophones|percussion|backing vocals}}

|Michael Byron{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/100000414817340/posts/pfbid0h8Y2wnvDnJJpsKuqH6oJpzxSY2e4JWBzRxLabfYmCMKEyDGZjjwTP3Cq17DGny1al/?app=fbl|title=Facebook}}

|1972–1973

|{{Hlist|trumpet|percussion}}

| rowspan="3"|None

|Terrill Maguirehttps://ampd.yorku.ca/profile/terrill-maguire/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

|1972–1973

|{{Hlist|dancer|tambourine|percussion}}

|William "Billy Superball" Folwell{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10216456302014641|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}

|{{Hlist|1972–1976|1977|1978}}

|{{Hlist|bass|trumpet}}

|Jan Munroe{{Cite web |title=Log in or sign up to view |url=https://www.facebook.com/jan.munroe.54/posts/pfbid02T82RKGgmY7vH6EEgAy1Z2QNeF4y1ps7zT1q8TK5je5exVUfdBGM6ijnrGbAcWesKl |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

|1972–1974

|trumpet

|Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)

|Lori Erenberg

|1972–1976

|{{Hlist|accordion|lead vocals}}

| rowspan="7" |None

|George Jay

|1972–1973

|trumpet

|Arla Dietz

|1972–1973

|N/A (dancer)

|Stan Ayeroff{{Cite web |title=Stan Ayeroff {{!}} Guitar |url=https://www.stanayeroff.com/blog.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.stanayeroff.com}}

|1972–1974

|lead and rhythm guitar

|William Winant{{Cite Instagram|postid=B_GTxsYBu23|user=steakatto|title=Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo ( my first band)|date=April 17, 2020|author=William Winant}}

|{{Hlist|1972–1975|1991–1992}}

|percussion

|Musti Faun

|1973–1975

|N/A (choreographer)

|Todd Manley{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Brad |date=13 October 2020 |title=Brad Kay on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10220042783514168&set=a.4204882754620 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com}}

|{{Hlist|1973–1977|1977–1978}}

|{{Hlist|percussion|drums}}

|Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

|1973–1995

|{{Hlist|tenor and soprano saxophones|clarinet|percussion|backing vocals|flute}}

|all Oingo Boingo releases

|Josh Gordon

|1973–1976

|{{Hlist|trumpet|sousaphone|banjar}}

|None

|Jon Gold{{Citation |title=SX Bass Review - Jon Gold of Oingo Boingo - SJB/LTD3 | date=18 October 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4EskaWAZhA |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en}}

|1974–1975

|lead and rhythm guitar

|None

|Brad Kay{{Cite web |last=Jazz |first=All About |title=Brad Kay Musician - All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/brad-kay |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=All About Jazz Musicians |language=en}}

|1974–1975

|keyboards

| rowspan="2" |Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)

|Gisele Lindley{{Citation |title=A Look Into the Forbidden Zone | date=18 May 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk-v31w-jCA |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en}}

|1975

|N/A (dancer)

|Steve Bartek

|1975–1995

|{{Hlist|guitar|backing vocals|percussion|accordion}}

|all Oingo Boingo releases

|Joe Berland

|1975–1980

|{{Hlist|piano|keyboards|accordion}}

|Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)

|Miriam Cutler{{Cite web |title=Oingo Boingo {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/179734645377051/about/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

|1976–1979

|clarinet

| rowspan="3" |None

|Bob Frazier{{Cite book |last=Gimarc |first=George |title=Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982 |date=2005-08-01 |publisher=Backbeat |isbn=978-0-87930-848-3 |location=San Francisco |language=English}}

|1976

|trumpet

|Tom Pedrini{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10210803582620189&set=a.1190419715197 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.facebook.com}}

|1976–1977

|{{Hlist|upright bass|trumpet|mini tuba}}

|Craig Pallett{{Cite web |last=Pallet |first=Craig |date= |title=Craig Pallett » About |url=http://craigpallett.com/talk/?page_id=34 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724165217/http://craigpallett.com/talk/?page_id=34 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=craigpallett.com}}

|1976

|trumpet

|None

|Dale Turner

|1976–1995

|{{Hlist|trumpet|trombone|percussion|guitar|backing vocals}}

|all Oingo Boingo releases

|Timm Boatman

|{{Hlist|1977|1978}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|drums|percussion}}

|None

|John "Vatos" Hernandez

|{{Hlist|1978–1980|1980–1995}}

|all Oingo Boingo releases

|Jeff Breeh{{Cite web |title=MusicianFinder.com – Get Your Jam On |url=https://musicianfinder.com/profiles/jbreeh/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=musicianfinder.com}}

|1979

|bass

|None

|Kerry Hatch

|1979–1984

|{{Hlist|bass|bass synthesizer|percussion|backing vocals}}

|{{flatlist|

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)}}

|Dan Schmidt

|1980

|keyboards

|{{flatlist|

Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980)
Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)}}

|Richard Gibbs

|1980–1984

|{{Hlist|keyboards|synthesizer|trombone|percussion|backing vocals}}

|{{flatlist|

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)}}

|David Eagle

|1980

|drums

|{{flatlist|

Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980)
Urgh! A Music War (1982)}}

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|John Avila

|1984–1995

|{{Hlist|bass|bass synthesizer|percussion|accordion|backing vocals}}

|{{flatlist|

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

|1984–1987

|{{Hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}

|{{flatlist|

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

|1987–1993

|{{Hlist|keyboards|synthesizers|backing vocals|electronic percussion pad}}

|{{flatlist|

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)}}

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|Warren Fitzgerald

| rowspan="3" |1993–1995

|guitar

| rowspan="3" |{{flatlist|* Boingo (1994)

Farewell (1996)
Anthology (1999)}}

|Doug Lacy

|{{Hlist|accordion|percussion|trombone}}

|Marc Mann

|{{Hlist|keyboards|samples}}

Additional musicians

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! width="75" |Image

! width="120" |Name

! width="110" |Years active

! width="130" |Instruments

!Release contributions

|Bruce Fowler

|1983–1993

|trombone

|{{flatlist|

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

|1984

|synthesizers

|{{flatlist|

So-Lo (1984)
Best O' Boingo (1991)
Anthology (1999)}}

|Katurah Clarke

|1993–1995

|percussion

|{{flatlist|

Boingo (1994)
Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)}}

|George McMullen

|1995

|{{Hlist|trombone|didgeridoo}}

|Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)

Timeline

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

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References

Oingo Boingo