Vanguard Records

That was the original of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from 1979.

Umberto's version wasn't released in the US until 1982 on Vanguard Records shortly after Laura Branigan had her number two US hit.

Um, but Umberto's version never charted here in the US, and I find it interesting that both Umberto's Italian original and Laura's English cover both peaked at number two in their proper countries.

And just when you thought things couldn't get any more confusing, well, there's "Red Red Wine." English pop reggae band UB40 first released their version of "Red Red Wine" in 1984, and it peaked at number 34.

On our program, we'll celebrate musicians who have created a distinctive musical style from their ancestral roots.

We'll open with Bill Miller, the Mohican singer-songwriter, and hear Forgive from his CD Ghost Dance on Vanguard Records.

Later, we'll travel to New Orleans and hear music from John Batiste.

Canadian banjoist Kaya Cater and the African roots of the banjo, and an all-female mariachi band.

That's on their own record label called Independent Records.

And we let off that set with Bill Miller from his recording Ghost Dances, and we heard Forgive.

That's on Vanguard Records.

We're going to take a little trip to New Orleans in this next set.