Rosie Nix Adams

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Rosie Nix Adams (1958 - 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. She was born July 3, 1958, the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband Edwin "Rip" Nix, and the stepdaughter of the famous country singer Johnny Cash. She was married to Philip Adams. She was a singer/songwriter and performed as a back-up singer for The Johnny Cash Show, David Grey, and Slim Whitman.

She and Jimmy Campbell, a bluegrass fiddle player, were found dead on a bus in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on October 24, 2003. It was speculated that the deaths may have been caused by carbon monoxide from the lanterns in the bus. Adams was 45 when she died. She was buried in the Hendersonville Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville, Tennessee, near her mother and stepfather.