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HISTORY OF THE ROOTS MUSIC PROJECT and it's predecessor THE CROSSROADS MUSIC PROGRAM The Crossroads Music Program first aired on WSDS AM 1480 on Tuesday July 8th, 2003. Over the course of the next two years the CRMP took AM radio and Southeastern Michigan by storm. Offering an eclectic mix of roots music including Country (both Old & Alt), Blues, Bluegrass, Gospel, Folk, R&B, Jazz , Rockabilly and Rock & Roll. Hosted by Jeremy Baldwin and produced by Kurt Anshuetz the show recreated radio “the way it used to be”, that is fun, creative and spontaneous. Bad jokes, checks of the weather in Maui, birthday sing-a-longs to luminaries like Leonard Cohen and good music were the norm. The program also had a deep devotion to the roots and stories behind American music. This included lively on air interviews with artists such as Graham Parker, Jon Langford, Robbie Fulks, Bobby Bare Jr. and more. Jeremy’s philosophy is that “recorded music is good, but live music is even better” , so the program also presented a variety of great acts performing live in WSDS’s historic Studio “C” including The Old Crow Medicine Show, The Crooked Jades, Jason Ringenberg, Eleni Mandell and more. On June 1, 2005 after more than 40 years of Country Music WSDS switched formats to 24 hour Spanish language programming and The CRMP went off the air. In December 2005, Jeremy Baldwin reemerged to host The Roots Music Project on WEMU 89.1. The program continues the tradition of great music presented with context, playfulness and passion. Tune in every Saturday from 12-2pm EST on 89.1 FM or on the web at: WWW.WEMU.ORG LISTEN TO ARCHIVED INTERVIEWS AND IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCES HERE |
 WSDS 1480AM kept classic country on the airwaves in Southeastern Michigan until June 1, 2005  The Last evening of country broadcasting was a great party with great people  Here is Jeremy Baldwin at the controls of the WSDS airwaves.  Jeremy and Big Sandy, one of the many performers whose music was broadcast on 1480. |