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

Leon Schneiderman

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

Dale Turner

• Active: 1973–95
• 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: 1978-1980; 1980–95
• Instrument(s): drums, percussion
• Release contributions: all Oingo Boingo releases

David Eagle

• Active: 1980
• Instrument(s): drums
• Release contributions: Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980), Urgh! A Music War (1982)

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)

Dan Schmitt

• Active: 1979-80
• Instrument(s): keyboards
• Release contributions: Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980), Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)

Richard Gibbs

• Active: 1980–84
• 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: 1987–93
• 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: 1993–95
• Instrument(s): guitar
• Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Doug Lacy

• Active: 1993–95
• Instrument(s): percussion, trombone, accordion
• Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Marc Mann

• Active: 1993–95
• Instrument(s): keyboards, samples
• Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell (1996), Anthology (1999)

Additional musicians

David Eagle

• Active: 1980–81
• Instrument(s): drums

Bruce Fowler

• Active: 1983–93
• 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: 1972-75, 1991–92
• Instrument(s): percussion

Katurah Clarke

• Active: 1993–95
• Instrument(s): percussion
• Release contributions: Boingo (1994), Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)

George McMullen

• Active: 1995
• Instrument(s): trombone, didgeridoo
• Release contributions: 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.