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Coffee Break: The world of Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl performs at the Forum on September 22, 2015, in Inglewood, California.
Dave Grohl performs at the Forum on September 22, 2015, in Inglewood, California.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

January 14, 2021

Happy Birthday to Dave Grohl, born on this day in 1969, making him 52 today.

You know him as the founder and frontman of Foo Fighters, he was first established as the drummer for Nirvana, and he has been in many other collaborations over the past three decades.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the world of Dave Grohl?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Nirvana - In Bloom
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Cat Power - Speak For Me
Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear - Cut Me Some Slack
David Bowie - I've Been Waiting For You