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Series · 2021

From Cradle to Stage

Behind these rockstars, are their rockstar moms

Dave GrohlVirginia Hanlon Grohl
From Cradle to Stage poster
6 May 2021First aired
1Season

The series

Honest, humorous and emotional, each episode features a famous performer and their mother, alongside Dave and Virginia Grohl, as they take an impassioned journey home and explore each artists' upbringing and the tools they received as a young talent to survive the turbulence of success.

Episodes

Season 1 · 6 episodes · 2021

  1. Episode 16 May 202140m

    Dan and Christene Reynolds

    Dan Reynolds, the frontman of Imagine Dragons, was raised by his devout "super-mom," Christene, in the Mormon community. We meet Dan's eight siblings one of whom is now his attorney, and another his manager.

  2. Episode 213 May 202140m

    Pharrell and Carolyn Williams

    Pharrell Williams and Dave Grohl, both scared of disappointing their public school teacher mothers, started music careers in small hometowns in Virginia, unlikely launchpads for international rockstars.

  3. Episode 320 May 202140m

    Miranda and Bev Lambert

    Miranda Lambert grew up in small-town Texas under the watchful eyes of two private investigator parents, sometimes even helping them solve cases. But when she decided to pursue a career inmusic, her mom and dad dedicated themselves to her …

  4. Episode 427 May 202140m

    Brandi and Teresa Carlile

    Brandi Carlile, once a tomboy kid who didn't fit in, has become a successful, Grammy Award winning, openly gay singer-songwriter. After we learn about the profound musical influence her family had on Brandi, she and Teresa open up to Dave …

  5. Episode 53 Jun 202140m

    Tom and Mary Morello

    Tom Morello, a musician and political activist known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, grew up as the only black kid in an all-white Midwest suburb. By his side was his single white mother, Mary Morello.

  6. Episode 610 Jun 202140m

    Geddy Lee and Mary Weinrib

    Behind famous Rush frontman Geddy Lee is the riveting story of his 95-year-old mother, Mary Weinrib, a Holocaust survivor from Poland. Dave Grohl, a life-long fan of Rush, gets Geddy to open up about how his mother's tale of resilience.

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