Rosie Nix Adams (born Rozanna Lea Nix; July 13, 1958 – October 24, 2003) was an American singer. She was the daughter of

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and her second husband, Edwin "Rip" Nix, and the stepdaughter of the country music legend

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Early life

Nix-Adams was the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband Edwin "Rip" Nix. She later became the stepdaughter of Johnny Cash when her mother remarried. Her first name was spelled as both "Rosie" and "Rosey", according to stepsister

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. Nix-Adams grew up with six siblings.

Career

Nix-Adams performed as a backup singer for her stepfather's ''The Johnny Cash Show'', David Grey, and

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. She was also a semi-regular performing member of the Carter Family. She performed a duet with Cash on his 1974 single "Father and Daughter" (a remake of the Cat Stevens song "

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") from the album '' The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me''.

Personal life and death

Nix married Philip Adams. She and bluegrass musician Jimmy Campbell were found dead on a bus in

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, on October 24, 2003. The deaths were initially called "suspicious" by law enforcement authorities but were subsequently ruled to be accidental, caused by

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from a

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space heater, used without ventilation, in the bus. Nix-Adams was 45 years old. She was buried near her mother and stepfather (who had both died earlier that year) in the

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."June Carter Cash Daughter's Death Ruled Accidental"
CMT, October 28, 2003.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nix Adams, Rosey 1958 births 2003 deaths Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning Accidental deaths in Tennessee Cash–Carter family American women country singers American country singer-songwriters 20th-century American women 21st-century American women