Joe Long :: The Four Seasons Bass Player 1964-1976

Nick Massi left The Four Seasons in 1965 and was replaced by Joe Long who became the mainstay on bass and backup vocals until 1976. The Four Seasons (group members 1961–1965) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.By the 1980s, Valli was the only original group member left. Valli still tours today, performing many of The Four Seasons classic songs. Nick Massi died in 2000 of cancer. Despite Joe Long's extensive contributions to the Four Seasons, he remains the only member of the group's “definitive line-up” not inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Perhaps because he was not in the original group? Much controversy still exists over this decision, especially in light of the many Top 10 hits the group had during his tenure.