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Oingo Boingo
Also known asThe Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
Boingo
GenresNew wave
Years active1972–95
Past membersLeon 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
Websitewww.oingoboingo.com

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

Dale Turner

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

Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

Danny Elfman

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

Richard Gibbs

John Avila

Michael Bacich

Carl Graves

Warren Fitzgerald

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

Paul Fox

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