 However, a severe hand injury forced Joe to give up the rigors of playing classical bass and switch to the Fender bass guitar.He then began listening more to rock & roll music and became a bass player for several local New Jersey rock bands before joining The Four Seasons in 1965 as a replacement for Charles Calello, who temporarily replaced Nick Massi.Joe Long continued to record, perform and tour with The Four Seasons through the mid-1970s.