Editing Chuck Berry (section)

===1963–1969: "Nadine" and move to Mercury===
[[File:Chuck Berry en Lucy Ann (1965).jpg|thumb|Berry and his sister Lucy Ann, 1965]]

When Berry was released from prison in 1963, his return to recording and performing was made easier because [[British invasion]] bands—notably the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] and the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]—had sustained interest in his music by releasing cover versions of his songs,<ref>{{harvtxt|Pegg|2003|p=163}}.</ref><ref name="Miles2009">{{cite book|last=Miles|first=Barry|title=The British Invasion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8xbaIlrUREC&pg=PA20|access-date=February 6, 2014|year=2009|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|isbn=9781402769764|page=20|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144252/http://books.google.com/books?id=r8xbaIlrUREC&pg=PA20|url-status=live}}</ref> and other bands had reworked some of them, such as [[the Beach Boys]]' 1963 hit "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]", which used the melody of Berry's "[[Sweet Little Sixteen]]".<ref name="StudwellLonergan1999">{{cite book|last1=Studwell|first1=William Emmett|last2=Lonergan|first2=David F.|title=The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhy_BdXuSm4C|access-date=February 6, 2014|year=1999|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780789001511|page=81|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144258/http://books.google.com/books?id=jhy_BdXuSm4C|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1964 and 1965 Berry released eight singles, including three that were commercially successful, reaching the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' 100: "[[No Particular Place to Go]]" (a humorous reworking of "School Days", concerning the introduction of seat belts in cars),<ref name=Pegg168>{{harvtxt|Pegg|2003|p=168}}.</ref> "[[You Never Can Tell (song)|You Never Can Tell]]", and the rocking "[[Nadine (song)|Nadine]]".<ref>{{harvtxt|Pegg|2003|p=262}}.</ref> Between 1966 and 1969, Berry released five albums for [[Mercury Records]], including his second live album (and first recorded entirely onstage), ''[[Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (Chuck Berry album)|Live at Fillmore Auditorium]]''; for the live album he was backed by the [[Steve Miller Band]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crlf.de/ChuckBerry/mercury.html|title=Chuck Berry Collector's Guide&nbsp;– The Mercury Era (1966–1969)|publisher=crlf.de|access-date=May 27, 2010|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204163445/http://www.crlf.de/ChuckBerry/mercury.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" />

Although this period was not a successful one for studio work,<ref name="CooperHaney1997">{{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=B. Lee|last2=Haney|first2=Wayne S.|title=Rock Music in American Popular Culture II: More Rock 'n' Roll Resources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9hNX3tcKrEC&pg=PA30|access-date=February 6, 2014|date=January 1997|publisher=Harrington Park Press|isbn=9781560238775|page=30|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144249/http://books.google.com/books?id=C9hNX3tcKrEC&pg=PA30|url-status=live}}</ref> Berry was still a top concert draw. In May 1964, he had made a successful tour of the UK,<ref name=Pegg168/> but when he returned in January 1965, his behavior was erratic and moody, and his touring style of using unrehearsed local backing bands and a strict nonnegotiable contract was earning him a reputation as a difficult and unexciting performer.<ref name="Pegg2004">{{harvtxt|Pegg|2003|pp=173–174}}.</ref> He also played at large events in North America, such as the [[Schaefer Music Festival]], in New York City's [[Central Park]] in July 1969, and the [[Toronto Rock and Roll Revival]] festival in October.<ref name="Warner2004">{{cite book|last=Warner|first=Jay|title=On This Day in Music History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-vpcsdAEMc0C|access-date=February 6, 2014|year=2004|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=9781617743795|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144256/http://books.google.com/books?id=-vpcsdAEMc0C|url-status=live}}</ref>