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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.

01Former members

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Richard Elfman	1972-1976	lead and backing vocals percussion	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
Marie-Pascale Elfman	1972-1978	lead vocals
Matthew Bright	1972	upright bass
Gene Cunningham	1972-1974	rhythm guitar
Ernie Fosselius	1972	wind instruments	None
Dale Turner	1972-1995	trumpet trombone percussion guitar backing vocals	all Oingo Boingo releases
Leon Schneiderman	1972-1995	baritone and alto saxophones percussion backing vocals	all Oingo Boingo releases
Michael Byron	1972-1973	trumpet percussion	None
Terrill Maguire	1972-1973	dancer tambourine percussion
William "Billy Superball" Folwell	1972-1976 1977 1978	bass trumpet
Jan Munroe	1972-1974	trumpet	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
Lori Erenberg	1972-1976	accordion lead vocals	None
George Jay	1972-1973	trumpet
Arla Dietz	1972-1973	N/A (dancer)
Stan Ayeroff	1972-1974	lead and rhythm guitar
William Winant	1972-1975 1991-1992	percussion
Musti Faun	1973-1975	N/A (choreographer)
Todd Manley	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	1974-1975	lead and rhythm guitar	None
Danny Elfman	1974-1995	lead and backing vocals guitar percussion sitar programming trombone violin	all Oingo Boingo releases
Brad Kay	1974-1975	keyboards	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
Gisele Lindley	1975	N/A (dancer)	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
Steve Bartek	1975-1995	guitar backing vocals percussion accordion	all Oingo Boingo releases
Joe Berland	1975-1980	piano keyboards accordion	Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983)
Miriam Cutler	1976-1979	clarinet	None
Bob Frazier	1976	trumpet
Tom Pedrini	1976-1977	upright bass trumpet mini tuba
Craig Pallett	1976	trumpet	None
Timm Boatman	1977 1978	drums percussion	None
John "Vatos" Hernandez	1978-1980 1980-1995	drums percussion	all Oingo Boingo releases
Jeff Breeh	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	1979-1980	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)
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)
Warren Fitzgerald	1993-1995	guitar	Boingo (1994) Farewell (1996) Anthology (1999)
Doug Lacy		accordion percussion trombone
Marc Mann		keyboards samples

02Additional 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)

03Timeline

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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