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Gene Cunningham
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 Additional musicians Timeline While most members played a variety of instruments and vocals, this timeline represents a member's service listed under their main instrument. References {{Boingo Oingo Boingo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. Their highest charting song, " Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Oingo Boingo were known for their high energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as mixing rock, ska, pop, and world music. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "Only a Lad", " Little Girls", " Dead Man's Party" and " Weird Science". As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band changed line-ups, and adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994. At that po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology (Oingo Boingo Album)
''Anthology'' is the third compilation album of songs by American new wave band Oingo Boingo. The two-disc set is the band's first full career-spanning retrospective, compiling material from all of the band's albums on I.R.S. Records, A&M Records, MCA Records and Giant Records. Track listing All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman. Disc One Disc Two Personnel * Danny Elfman – lead vocals, rhythm guitars * Steve Bartek – lead guitars, background vocals * Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez – drums, percussion * Leon Schneiderman – baritone and alto saxophones * Sam "Sluggo" Phipps – tenor and soprano saxophones * Dale Turner – trumpet, trombones * Richard Gibbs - keyboards (disc 1: tracks 1-16) * Kerry Hatch - bass (disc 1: tracks 1-16) * John Avila – bass, background vocals (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-16) * Michael Bacich - keyboards (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-4) * Carl Graves - keyboards (disc 2: tracks 5-9,16) * Warren Fitzgerald – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Mann
Marc Mann is an American keyboardist, guitarist, programmer, arranger and conductor. He has a Master's Degree in Music from UCLA. Mann is known for his work with Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the ye ..., Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. Mann is credited as performer, arranger or producer on 54 albums. He is a long-time collaborator with Danny Elfman in such films as the ''Men in Black (franchise), Men in Black'' series, ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Sleepy Hollow (film), Sleepy Hollow'', plus many more. He is usually credited for MIDI supervision and some orchestrations. On stage he is recognisable because he usually wears a cap. Selected work Mann was supposed to play with the Electric Light Orchestra on their tour for the promotion of their album ''Zoom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Fitzgerald
Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along with his Vandals band-mate Joe Escalante. Early life Fitzgerald attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, from 1982 to 1986, with Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), Gabriel Ortiz (Serial Killer), and Amy von Freymann (MTV-Jay). Career Early years One of Fitzgerald's first bands was Dies Irae where he played bass with guitarist Jack Lee Galbraith (Taylor) and drummer Robert "Yoda" Hill. Later, he formed the band Totally Uncalled Four and was in a hardcore punk group called Don't No. He was also the guitarist and songwriter for Gherkin Raucus and Xtra Large. The Vandals Fitzgerald has been a member of The Vandals since 1989. Oingo Boingo & Danny Elfman In 1993, he joined Oingo Boingo as a second guitarist and performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Graves
Carl Graves is a musician from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has been a member of various groups in his career and had a number of hits in the 1970s. Early life and education Graves is from Alberta, Canada, and has been in bands since high school. Graves studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and completed his studies in jazz music. Career Achieving a degree of local fame in Canada, he was a member of the group Soul Unlimited. He later played percussion for Skylark and was also their third lead singer. His hits during the 1970s include "Baby Hang Up the Phone", " Heart Be Still" and “Hey Radio. "Heart Be Still", written by Lee Garrett and Robert Taylor, debuted at no. 84 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Hits singles chart on January 3, 1976. At week eight, it reached its peak position of 26 on February 21. It debuted on the '' Cashbox'' Top 100 R&B chart at no. 83 for the week of January 17, 1976. It peaked at no. 33 on the chart for the week of February 28, 1976. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell (Oingo Boingo Album)
''Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995'' is a double live album and home video release by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, documenting their final concerts and ending on Halloween night of 1995. The band played a series of five nights, ending on Halloween night by playing more than 44 songs during a 4-hour set that went past midnight. As with all of their live shows, the setlist included songs from across the band's large discography, many of which were given new arrangements. Several of the tracks on the CD release were culled from recordings from previous nights in the same tour, meaning the performances occasionally differ between formats. "Just Another Day" and "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" were included as bonus tracks on the double cassette release. ''Farewell'' is also notable for its inclusion of live performances of several previously unreleased songs, namely "Burn Me Up", "Water", "Piggies" and "Clowns of Death". Track listing * Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boingo (album)
''Boingo'' is the eighth and final studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo. It was the band's only album recorded for their new label, Giant Records, as well as the only album to be released by the band's 1994–95 line-up. Music After 1990's ''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'', frontman Danny Elfman felt he was again "starting to get bored" with the band's musical direction and that a change was necessary to stay active. In 1994, he decided to reshuffle the band's line-up without a horn section or keyboards and add second guitarist Warren Fitzgerald. However, horn players Sam Phipps, Leon Schneiderman and Dale Turner, as well as keyboardist Marc Mann, are credited in the album's liner notes. ''Boingo'' was a dramatic departure from all the band's previous album releases, featuring longer song structures with a mix of acoustic and electric guitars. Orchestral arrangements appear on several tracks, orchestrated and conducted by lead guitarist and arranger Steve Bartek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark At The End Of The Tunnel
''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'' is the seventh studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1990. Music ''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'' marked Oingo Boingo's move toward a more pure pop sound, eschewing the hyper, frantic style exemplified on previous records for a more mainstream, less formally innovative approach, with an emphasis on emotional, positive lyrics. By the time of the album's recording, frontman Danny Elfman had become a famed film composer, particularly in collaboration with Tim Burton. Two tracks on the album had previously emerged on movie soundtracks: an early recording of "Try to Believe" first appeared as an instrumental during end credits of the 1988 film ''Midnight Run'' (scored by Elfman), and a vocal version, attributed to "Mosley & The B-Men", was released on the film's soundtrack album; similarly, a different mix of "Flesh 'N Blood" had first appeared in the 1989 film ''Ghostbusters II'' and on its soundtrack. "When the Lights G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boingo Alive
''Boingo Alive'' is a double album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1988. It was performed and recorded live in a rehearsal studio with no audience, with the band performing songs from previous albums and two previously unreleased songs to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band's beginning. Background According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', as well as the album's sleeve sticker and promotional material, ''Boingo Alive'' was recorded live on a soundstage over nine nights in July 1988. The sticker and ads also read, "Hear our greatest hits the way they were meant to be heard—live". After Oingo Boingo migrated from A&M Records/ I.R.S. Records to MCA Records in 1984, A&M had retained ownership of the band's previous recordings, but by 1988 the band became legally able to re-record their old material. Frontman Danny Elfman stated that ''Boingo Alive'' was a project the band had been planning for years, as they had been unhappy with the sound of their studio re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boi-ngo
''Boi-Ngo'' (stylized as ''BOI-NGO'') is the sixth studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1987. Production ''Boi-Ngo'' was the third Oingo Boingo album to be self-produced by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek (including ''So-Lo''). The tracks "Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were released as singles. Several other songs, "Remember My Name," "Inside", "Mama" and "Find You", were recorded for the album but not included. An earlier song, "Cinderella Undercover", first performed in 1981, was also recorded but cut from release. "Mama" saw a limited release on a 7-inch vinyl box set edition of ''Boi-Ngo'' as the album's final track. New recordings of both "Cinderella Undercover" and "Mama" were subsequently featured on the "live in the studio" album ''Boingo Alive'' in 1988. The song "Happy" was also recorded in the album sessions for release on the '' Summer School'' soundtrack, under Danny Elfman's name. In film and television "Home Again" appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Man's Party (album)
''Dead Man's Party'' is the fifth album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1985. The album contains the only two singles by the band to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "Weird Science (song), Weird Science" at number 45, and "Just Another Day" at number 85. The album cover art is an homage to the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, Día de Los Muertos. Composition Elfman stated that he wrote the album's lead single, "Weird Science (song), Weird Science", spontaneously in his car, after receiving a call from director John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes about composing a song for his upcoming Weird Science (film), film of the same name. The song went on to become the band's most commercially successful single, which Elfman later regretted, as he believed it "just didn't feel like it was really a part of [the band's] repertoire". In film and television "Just Another Day" was featured as the opening theme for the 1985 film ''That Was Then... Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Avila
John Avila is an American bassist and music producer, best known for being in the new wave band Oingo Boingo from 1984 to 1995. Career Avila co-founded the music group ''Food for Feet'' in 1981, and played with them until 1991. In 1984, he joined Oingo Boingo, replacing bassist Kerry Hatch. He played with Boingo until 1995. Avila has worked with many other musical acts including Psychotic Aztecs and Neville Staple Neville Eugenton Staple (born 11 April 1955), sometimes credited as Neville Staples, is a Jamaican-born English singer, known for his work with the 2 Tone ska band the Specials, as well as with his own group, the Neville Staple Band. He also per ... in his backing band "The Hitmen". Avila owns and operates the recording studio, ''Brando's Paradise''. He is currently the bass player in the Los Angeles-based multi-media group the ''Mutaytor'' and ''The Gama Sennin''. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila, John Year of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |