Artist

David Grohl

Wins

18

Nominations

44

Category

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

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

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

  • Best Rock Performance

    Rescued

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

  • Best Rock Song

    Rescued

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

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    Medicine At Midnight

    Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Greg Kurstin, David Grohl, Mark Stent, Darrell Thorp, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Alex Pasco, Julian Burg

  • Best Rock Performance Winner

    Making A Fire

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

  • Best Rock Song Winner

    Waiting On A War

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

  • Best Rock Performance

    Run

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

  • Best Rock Song Winner

    Run

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

  • Best Music Film

    Sonic Highways

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, John Cutcliffe, John Ramsay, James A. Rota, John Silva, Gaby Skolnek, Kristen Welsh

  • Best Rock Performance

    Something From Nothing

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Song Winner

    Cut Me Some Slack

    Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, David Grohl, Pat Smear

  • Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Winner

    Sound City: Real To Reel

    James Brown, David Grohl, Butch Vig

  • Album Of The Year

    Wasting Light

    James Brown, Taylor Hawkins, Alan Moulder, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Joe LaPorta, Emily Lazar, Pat Smear, Butch Vig, Nate Mendel

  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Winner

    White Limo

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    Wasting Light

    James Brown, Taylor Hawkins, Alan Moulder, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Butch Vig, Nate Mendel

  • Best Music Film Winner

    Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Nigel Sinclair, James Moll, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Performance Winner

    Walk

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel

  • Hard Rock Performance Winner

    New Fang

    John Paul Jones, David Grohl, Josh Homme, Them Crooked Vultures

  • Album Of The Year

    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

    Richard Costey, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Gil Norton, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, Adrian Bushby

  • Record Of The Year

    The Pretender

    Richard Costey, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Gil Norton, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, Adrian Bushby

  • Hard Rock Performance Winner

    The Pretender

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

    Richard Costey, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Gil Norton, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, Adrian Bushby

  • Best Rock Song

    The Pretender

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Nate Mendel

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals

    Virginia Moon

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Norah Jones, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Best Of You

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Album

    In Your Honor

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Times Like These

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    One By One

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, Nick Raskulinecz, Jim Scott

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Go With The Flow

    Queens Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, David Grohl, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri

  • Hard Rock Performance Winner

    All My Life

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Song

    All My Life

    Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Hard Rock Performance

    No One Knows

    Queens Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, David Grohl, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri

  • Best Music Video Winner

    Learn To Fly

    Taylor Hawkins, David Grohl, Jesse Peretz, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, Tina Nakane

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Learn To Fly (Track)

    Taylor Hawkins, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    There Is Nothing Left To Lose

    Taylor Hawkins, Adam Kasper, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Monkey Wrench (Track)

    David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nat Mendel

  • Best Rock Album

    The Colour And The Shape (Album)

    David Grohl, Gil Norton, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nat Mendel

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    Foo Fighters (Album)

    William Goldsmith, David Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pat Smear, Nat Mendel

  • Best Alternative Music Album Winner

    MTV Unplugged In New York

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl, Pat Smear

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    All Apologies (Track)

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    In Utero (Album)

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl

  • Best Rock Song

    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Single)

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Single)

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl

  • Best Alternative Music Album

    Nevermind (Album)

    Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, David Grohl

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