Al McKay of Earth, Wind and Fire. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Kurt Cobain. (Photo: Flickr)
Slim Jim Phantom. (Photo: Flickr)
Phil Collins. (Photo: Wiki)
Charlie Chaplin. (Photo: Archive)
Jimi Hendrix. (Photo: Flickr)
Slim Whitman. (Photo: Archive)
Andrew White. (Photo: Flickr)
Iggy Pop. (Photo: Wiki)
Paul Grey. (Photo: Wiki)
Perry Bamonte. (Photo: Wiki)
Hayley Kiyoko. (Photo: Flickr)
Tony Iommi. (Photo: Wiki)
Jo Callis. (Photo: Wiki)
Ken Casey. (Photo: Wiki)
Kathy Foster. (Photo: Pinterest)
Lee Jackson. (Photo: Archive)
Lee Pomeroy. (Photo: Twitter)
Veronica Romero. (Photo: Flickr)
Martin Eric Ain with Celtic Frost. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Rosemary Butler. (Photo: YouTube)
Stuart Chatwood. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Jimi Goodwin. (Photo: Wiki)
Scott Reeder. 9Photo: Pinterest)
Doug Pinnick. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Jerry Nolan. (Photo: Flickr)
Chloe Saavedra of the duo Smoosh, and her left-handed drumset. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Micky Dolenz is right-handed, but plays a left-handed drum kit in The Monkees. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Most rock & roll fans are aware of the Jimi Hendrix left-right guitar legend. Naturally left-handed, the musical genius was commanded by his father to play right-handed before sneaking to practice left-hand picking on right-handed guitars, establishing a unique style that blew away his rivals.
But Jimi is far from the only great lefty to grace the music scene. Here’s a gallery of 31 of the greatest southpaw musicians ever.