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Coffee Break: Left-handed musicians

Paul McCartney performs at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 2, 2014.
Paul McCartney performs at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 2, 2014.MPR photo/Nate Ryan

by Anna Reed

August 13, 2018

This morning Paul McCartney tweeted "Hey all you lefties, have a happy #LeftHandersDay".

International Left Handers Day is observed annually on August 13 to "celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left handers" -- first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of the Lefthanders International, Inc.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from left-handed musicians?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Cheap Trick - Hello There
Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
Elizabeth Cotten - Vastapol
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Stereolab - The Noise Of Carpet
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
Nirvana - Been A Son
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Misirlou
Devo - Freedom of Choice
The Beatles - Come Together