When Berry was released from prison in 1963, he was able to return to recording and performing since the British invasion acts in 1960 - including the Beatles and the Rolling Stones still have an interest in music with the release of occasions his songs;. together with other bands reworking the songs, like the Beach Boys in 1963, basing their hit "Surfin 'USA" Berry "Sweet Little Sixteen," In 1964-1965 Berry released eight singles, including "special No Place To Go" "You're Not Know" and "Nadine", which achieved commercial success, reaching top 20 on the Billboard 100, even if they are reworkings Berry song before, like "School Days" From 1966. 1969 Berry released five albums on the Mercury label, including his first live album Live at the Fillmore Auditorium, where he is supported by the Steve Miller Band.
While this is not success for the studio work, Berry still rely on the concert. In May 1964 he made a successful tour in England, but when he returned in January 1965, his erratic behavior and bad temper, and style of the tour using the band improvised support local and non-negotiable contract that tight it earned a reputation as a tough player but not interesting. He also played in big events in America, like the Schaefer Music Festival in New York's Central Park in July 1969 and the Rock and Roll Revival Festival in Toronto in October.
Back to chess: "My Ding-A-Ling" concert at the White House (1970-1979)
Berry returned to Chess 1970-1973. Although the 1970 album Back Home is produced not once, in 1972, Chess released a new live recording of "My Ding-A-Ling", a song originally recorded the previous year Berry on his 1968 LP "A From St. Louie to Frisco "as" my tambourine, "novelty songs without double meaning almost as much. This song became the only No. 1 single Berry. A live recording of" Reelin 'And Rockin' "was also issued to From the same year of follow unique and will prove to be the last top-40 Berry success in the United States and Great Britain. The two singles on the album part-live/part-studio London Chuck Berry Sessions which is part of a series of London Session albums that include artists pillar Chess Muddy Waters and Howlin 'Wolf. second term ended with Berry by Berry Chester, albumChuck 1975, after he did not take notes Rockit studio until 1979 for the Atco label, which last studio album to date.
In 1970 Berry toured based on previous success. It is on the road for years, just put his Gibson guitar, convinced he could start a band that already knew the music wherever he went. Allmusic said that in this period of his "live performances became increasingly erratic, working with terrible backup bands and turning in sloppy, out-of-tune performances" that "tarnished his reputation with younger fans and ancestors "the same. Among the many conductors play a backup role with Chuck Berry Bruce Springsteen and Steve Miller as each has just begun his career. Springsteen neighbors in the video greeting! Greetings! Rock 'n' Roll that Berry does not even have to list all of the group and just wait for musicians to follow suit after every guitar intro. Berry does not speak or would like to thank the band after the show. Nevertheless, Springsteen Berry argued again when he occurs in concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. At the request of Jimmy Carter, Chuck Berry performed at the White House on June 1, 1979.
Berry-style type of tour, travel the "old" circuit in 1970 (where he was often paid in cash by the local promoter) was added ammunition to claim that the Internal Revenue Service Berry chronic evaders. Face criminal penalties for the third time, Berry pleaded guilty to tax evasion and sentenced to four months in jail and 1,000 hours of community service doing benefit concerts In 1979.
Chuck Berry Still on the road