At 98, Hall of Fame musician Les Fields still jams

At 98, Hall of Fame musician Les Fields still jams

“No charge,” jokes Les Fields after I thanked him for a chat I had with him and his significant other Barb Virnig a few days before his 98th birthday. Fields has always been quick with a joke, and though he’s slowed down over the years, his fingers, tipped with thimbles, still dance over his homemade percussion instrument. Held together with tape and wire, the washboard contraption can hang from a strap on his neck and comes complete with two bi…