1. Jason Andrew Molina was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
14 Facts About Jason Molina
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In 2009, Jason Molina canceled a European and US tour with Will Johnson, citing health problems.
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Jason Molina spent the next four years dealing with alcoholism, which ultimately resulted in his death from multiple organ failure in March 2013.
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Jason Molina had one brother, Aaron, and one sister, Ashley.
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Jason Molina was raised in Lorain, Ohio, an industrial town 25 miles west of Cleveland, and grew up in a single-wide trailer on Lake Erie.
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Jason Molina attended Oberlin College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history in 1996.
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In 2000, Jason Molina released three albums: The Lioness, recorded near Glasgow by producer Andy Miller with help from Alasdair Roberts and members of Arab Strap; Ghost Tropic, recorded by Mike Mogis; and Protection Spells, a solo album sold at live shows and now out of print.
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In March 2003, while on tour, Jason Molina announced that he would rename the band Magnolia Electric Co.
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Jason Molina continued to release solo work under his own name.
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In 2006, Jason Molina released two more records: the sparse solo Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go and the more conventional Fading Trails with Magnolia Electric Co.
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In interviews, Jason Molina claimed that he considered the tenure of Songs: Ohia over after Didn't It Rain, which would make Magnolia Electric Co.
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Jason Molina died on March 16,2013, in Indianapolis of alcohol abuse-related organ failure.
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Owings wrote that Jason Molina had "cashed out on Saturday night in Indianapolis with nothing but a cell phone in his pocket".
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Additionally, a biography of Molina, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost, was published in May 2017 by Erin Osmon.