“WHEN THE ORIGINAL SINGER COULDN’T HOLD BACK HIS TEARS.” When Ann Wilson stepped into The Howard Stern Show and began singing “Going to California,” something changed in the room. No one shifted. No one spoke. Even the air felt still. Her voice wasn’t loud. It didn’t need to be. It carried strength, age, and a quiet kind of truth that only comes from living with music for a long time. You could see it on Robert Plant’s face. He wasn’t judging. He was listening. Really listening. The way you do when a song you wrote years ago suddenly comes back different, deeper. It didn’t feel like a performance. It felt like respect being passed from one voice to another.
Heart’s Quiet Tribute: “Going to California” on The Howard Stern Show Delivered a deeply moving tribute to with their stripped-down…