List of Oingo Boingo members

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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

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
File:Richard Elfman.jpg	Richard Elfman^[1]	1972–1976	lead and backing vocals percussion	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Marie-Pascale Elfman^[2]	1972–1978	lead vocals
	Matthew Bright^[1]	1972	upright bass
	Gene Cunningham^[1]	1972–1974	rhythm guitar
File:Ernie Fosselius Star Wars.JPG	Ernie Fosselius^[3]	1972	wind instruments	None
File:20220610 dannyelfman by sachynmital (cropped).jpg	Danny Elfman	1974–1995	lead and backing vocals guitar percussion sitar programming trombone violin	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Leon Schneiderman	1972–1995	baritone and alto saxophones percussion backing vocals	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Michael Byron^[4]	1972–1973	trumpet percussion	None
	Terrill Maguire^[5]	1972–1973	dancer tambourine percussion
	William "Billy Superball" Folwell^[6]	1972–1976 1977 1978	bass trumpet
	Jan Munroe^[7]	1972–1974	trumpet	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Lori Erenberg^[7]	1972–1976	accordion lead vocals	None
	George Jay^[7]	1972–1973	trumpet
	Arla Dietz^[7]	1972–1973	N/A (dancer)
	Stan Ayeroff^[8]	1972–1974	lead and rhythm guitar
	William Winant^[9]	1972–1975 1991–1992	percussion
	Musti Faun	1973–1975	N/A (choreographer)
	Todd Manley^[10]	1973–1977 1977–1978	percussion drums
	Sam "Sluggo" Phipps	1973–1995	tenor and soprano saxophones clarinet percussion backing vocals flute	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Josh Gordon	1973–1976	trumpet sousaphone banjar	None
	Jon Gold^[11]	1974–1975	lead and rhythm guitar	None
	Brad Kay^[12]	1974–1975	keyboards	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Gisele Lindley^[13]	1975	N/A (dancer)	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Steve Bartek^[14]	1975–1995	guitar backing vocals percussion accordion	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Joe Berland^[14]	1975–1980	piano keyboards accordion	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Miriam Cutler^[15]	1976–1979	clarinet	None
	Bob Frazier^[16]	1976	trumpet
	Tom Pedrini^[14]	1976–1977	upright bass trumpet mini tuba
	Craig Pallett^[17]	1976	trumpet	None
	Dale Turner	1976–1995	trumpet trombone percussion guitar backing vocals	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Timm Boatman^[14]	1977 1978	drums percussion	None
	John "Vatos" Hernandez	1978–1980 1980–1995	drums percussion	all Oingo Boingo releases
	Jeff Breeh^[18]	1979	bass	None
	Kerry Hatch	1979–1984	bass bass synthesizer percussion backing vocals	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	Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980) Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
	Richard Gibbs	1980–1984	keyboards synthesizer trombone percussion backing vocals	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	Oingo Boingo (EP) (1980) Urgh! A Music War (1982)
File:John Avila.jpg	John Avila	1984–1995	bass bass synthesizer percussion accordion backing vocals	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	keyboards backing vocals	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	keyboards synthesizers backing vocals electronic percussion pad	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)
File:The Vandals 2012-12-21 02.JPG	Warren Fitzgerald	1993–1995	guitar	Boingo (1994) Farewell (1996) Anthology (1999)
	Doug Lacy		accordion percussion trombone
	Marc Mann		keyboards samples

Additional musicians

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Bruce Fowler	1983–1993	trombone	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	So-Lo (1984) Best O' Boingo (1991) Anthology (1999)
Katurah Clarke	1993–1995	percussion	Boingo (1994) Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996)
George McMullen	1995	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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 bar:Ernie   text:"Ernie Fosselius"
 bar:Sam     text:"Sam Phipps"
 bar:Miriam  text:"Miriam Cutler"
 bar:Dale    text:"Dale Turner"
 bar:Jan     text:"Jan Munroe"
 bar:Jay     text:"George Jay"
 bar:Bob     text:"Bob Frazier"
 bar:Craig   text:"Craig Pallett"
 bar:Josh    text:"Josh Gordon"
 bar:Bruce   text:"Bruce Fowler"
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 bar:Leon    from:30/09/1995 till:31/10/1995 color:Winds
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 bar:Sam     from:30/09/1995 till:31/10/1995 color:Winds
 bar:Jan     from:01/01/1972 till:31/10/1974 color:Trumpet
 bar:Jay     from:01/01/1972 till:31/10/1973 color:Trumpet
 bar:Josh    from:31/10/1973 till:31/10/1975 color:Trumpet
 bar:Bob     from:01/01/1976 till:31/10/1976 color:Trumpet
 bar:Craig   from:01/10/1976 till:31/10/1976 color:Trumpet
 bar:Dale    from:01/01/1972 till:31/01/1994 color:Trumpet
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 bar:Dale    from:30/09/1995 till:31/10/1995 color:Trumpet
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 bar:Miriam  from:31/10/1976 till:31/10/1977 color:Winds
 bar:Bruce   from:30/04/1983 till:31/10/1993 color:Trombone   width:3
 bar:George  from:01/01/1994 till:31/10/1995 color:Trombone   width:3
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 bar:Timm    from:01/01/1977 till:31/10/1978 color:Drums
 bar:John    from:31/10/1978 till:31/10/1995 color:Drums
 bar:David   from:31/10/1980 till:30/04/1981 color:Drums 
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v t e Oingo Boingo
Leon Schneiderman Dale Turner Sam Phipps Danny Elfman Steve Bartek Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez John Avila Kerry Hatch Richard Gibbs Michael Bacich Carl Graves Warren Fitzgerald Doug Lacy Marc Mann Dan Schmidt
Studio albums	Only a Lad Nothing to Fear Good for Your Soul So-Lo (as Danny Elfman) Dead Man's Party Boi-ngo Dark at the End of the Tunnel Boingo
Live albums	Boingo Alive Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995
Extended plays	Oingo Boingo
Compilations	The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet Best O' Boingo Anthology
Songs	"Little Girls" "Weird Science" "Dead Man's Party"
Related articles	Discography List of members Richard Elfman The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Hot Tomorrows Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo

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