
Sundaes are colossal … and Steve Perry is still a favorite son. And around here, they do ice cream in a big way: A single scoop is roughly the size of a cantaloupe. Hanford's Superior Dairy has been in the same spot for nearly 90 years.

Correspondent Tracy Smith with Steve Perry in his hometown of Hanford, Calif. There are happier memories in Hanford, too, where much has stayed the same. 'Foolish Heart' is a rock song written by Steve Perry, formerly of the band Journey, and Randy Goodrum, and was performed by Perry from his first solo album, Street Talk. "And when the divorce happened it was an incredible loss to me." He used to sing to me, yeah, like when I was three or four years old he'd sing to me," Perry said. In the song, a broken hearted man does his best to move on from a woman he still loves through the soft, beautiful echoes of Perry’s voice is enough to make a grown woman cry. Introduction FAQ Glossary Music licensing API Bookmarks. At Hanford's historic Fox Theatre, he talked about how it's a loss he still feels today. SecondHandSongs is building the most comprehensive source of cover song information. "When I was living here, I was really loving being here," he said.īut Perry's father left when he was seven. Although still known for his busking, he long ago made the journey from street corners to stadiums most notably with Let Her Go, which reached number 1 in 19 countries and which has now notched more than two billion plays on YouTube. Hanford, California, population 56,000, is in the heart of the Golden State's sprawling farm country. More Info: Mike Rosenberg, better known as Passenger, is a multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, England.

You might understand a little more about why Perry left when you know where he came from.

"Went back to my hometown, went to the fair in the summertime that comes to Hanford." The former lead singer of Journey talks with Tracy Smith about why he dropped out of music entirely - and what it took for him to return.
