Artist

David Grohl

Wins

19

Nominations

45

Category

Rock Alternative General Music Video/Film Pop Music for Visual Media

Biography

"If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun."

  • Born David Eric Grohl on Jan. 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio
  • Dave Grohl became Nirvana's drummer in 1990, just in time to begin work on what would become that band's massively successful breakthrough album, 1991's Nevermind. After Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, Grohl began recording the Foo Fighters' self-titled 1995 debut album, which reached No. 23 on the Billboard 200. With the exception of one guitar part on one song, Grohl played all the instruments on the album and sang all the vocal parts.
  • Did you know? In addition to his work with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, Grohl has worked and recorded with various other artists including Killing Joke, Queens Of The Stone Age and Tenacious D. He organized the metal supergroup Probot and teamed with Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones to form the trio Them Crooked Vultures.    
     
  • Grohl earned his first career GRAMMY as a member of Nirvana for 1995 for Best Alternative Music Performance for Unplugged In New York. He earned his next three GRAMMYs for 2000 with the Foo Fighters for Best Rock Album (There Is Nothing Left To Lose), Best Short Form Music Video ("Learn To Fly") and Best Hard Rock Performance ("All My Life").
  • At the 45th GRAMMY Awards in 2003, Grohl made his GRAMMY stage debut as part of a supergroup that included Elvis Costello, Tony Kanal, Bruce Springsteen, and Steven Van Zandt, who played "London Calling" in tribute to the recently deceased Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
  • Grohl is currently represented in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame by Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which was inducted in 2017. 
  • With the Foo Fighters, Grohl participated in the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Tom Petty. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
  • Grohl is a longtime advocate for marriage equality and LGBT rights. He's participated in a number of benefit concerts, including the 2014 Concert for Valor in support of U.S. troops.

 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for David Grohl

  • Best Rock Album

    But Here We Are. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Rescued. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    Rescued. David Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    Medicine At Midnight. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Making A Fire. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    Waiting On A War. David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Run. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    Run. Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear

  • Best Music Film

    Sonic Highways. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Something From Nothing. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    Cut Me Some Slack. David Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear

  • Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    Sound City: Real To Reel. David Grohl

  • Album Of The Year

    Wasting Light. Foo Fighters

  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    White Limo. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    Wasting Light. Foo Fighters

  • Best Music Film

    Foo Fighters: Back And Forth. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Walk. Foo Fighters

  • Hard Rock Performance

    New Fang. Them Crooked Vultures

  • Album Of The Year

    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Foo Fighters

  • Record Of The Year

    The Pretender. Foo Fighters

  • Hard Rock Performance

    The Pretender. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    The Pretender. David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals

    Virginia Moon. Foo Fighters, Norah Jones

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Best Of You. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    In Your Honor. Foo Fighters

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Times Like These. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    One By One. Foo Fighters

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Go With The Flow. Queens Of The Stone Age

  • Hard Rock Performance

    All My Life. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    All My Life. Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett

  • Hard Rock Performance

    No One Knows. Queens Of The Stone Age

  • Best Music Video

    Learn To Fly. Foo Fighters

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Learn To Fly (Track). Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    There Is Nothing Left To Lose. Foo Fighters

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Monkey Wrench (Track). Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    The Colour And The Shape (Album). Foo Fighters

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    Foo Fighters (Album). Foo Fighters

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    MTV Unplugged In New York. Nirvana

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    All Apologies (Track). Nirvana

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    In Utero (Album). Nirvana

  • Best Rock Song

    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Single). Kurt Cobain, David Grohl, Krist Novoselic

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Single). Nirvana

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    Nevermind (Album). Nirvana

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