Subway Series: Fatboy Wilson and the Ripleys

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 22

Samoa Wilson is a folk and jazz musician who grew up on the music of the 1920s and 1930s. She and her band Fatboy Wilson and the Ripleys perform live in WNYC's Studio 5 ahead of their performance celebrating the Great American Songbook on Wednesday, July 29th at Atlantic Center/Barclays as part of the Stations Series from MTA's Music. 

Photo by L. Malik Anderson/WNYC

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