Frankfurt, Germany, October 3, 1979: Singer-songwriter John Denver talks to the press during his 12-city concert tour of Germany. Denver said his frequent uprootings as a military brat were traumatic at the time, but “looking back, I’m filled with gratitude. I think the variety of people I met helped me with my song-writing career.”

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