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This website is dedicated to the love, memories, and music, of my late wife,
Rosey Carter Adams
 

(Bio of new album below)

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New! As of 12/08/05 - Poem, "A tribute to J.R. Cash" See bottom of page.

Philp Adams, co-founder with Rosey.                                   Rosey and Philip	Jimmy Campbell, Rosey, Laura, John Carter and Johnny Cash. The last show at the Carter Fold   JoJohnny, Rosey, June and John           Carter Rosey Carter A.K.A. “The Wildwood Rose”, was my best buddy and eternal soul mate. Rosey has one of the most impressive pedigrees in music history. Rosey was a genuine musical princess. She was born into Country Music Royalty.                     John, June, Tara and Philip in Jamaica
Johnny, June, Rosey and Carlene    June, Philip and Rosey   Johnny, always looking up         at the Grand Old Opry Jamaica, February, 2000                  She was the daughter of June Carter Cash, Grand Daughter of Mother Maybell Carter, and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash. Although June and Johnny both never referred to their children as “step.” She is a half sister to Carlene Carter, and half sister of John Carter Cash, stepsister to Rosana Cash, and spirit sister to all in the music world.
	Johnny Cash once told me “Rosey sang with more heart than anyone he had ever heard and if Rosey wanted to be a star she would be the brightest one of them all.” He said, “She is surrounded by golden rings and all she had to do was reach out and grab them.” But after a lifetime on the road with the Johnny Cash show as a backup singer, fame meant nothing to her, in fact she avoided it at all cost.
(from left to right) Philip, Johnny, Rosey, June
(from left to right) Rosey Carter, Jimmy Campbell and Sky Younger at the Carter Fold, 2003 Rosey Carter Rosey Carter Rosey Carter Rosey Carter Rosey r Rosey Carter Rosey Carter Johnny Cash  JohnnyWedding guest in Jamaica Johnny Cash	Popabilly Muzic was a brain child of mine that Rosey loved. One day we were talking about music categories and I said a lot of mine and Rosey’s music was kind of Rockabilly with a little more pop than rock, thus Popabilly was conceived. Since Rosey’s passing it has been very hard for me to work on this project, but the time has come for me to share with the rest of the world the gift God gave us in Rosey Carter. The song “Cry Baby Holler” was the last song recorded by the Rosey Carter and Jimmy Campbell. Jimmy was the Fiddle player for the legendary Bill Monroe. Jimmy died with Rosey in a accidental death due to Carbon Monoxide Poison. He was a great talent and one of our best friends. He is greatly missed. Having learned recently the news of Merle's passing this past February, I was deeply sadden. I found it strange that 4 of the 6 people that had helped me to write and record this song were gone and how ironic that the song is a ghost story. Sky Younger, the guitarist on this single and I are the only ones who remain. Rosey Carter and Jimmy Campbell.               Rosey and her mother

♪ Rosey was everything to me besides being the love of my life she was also my music partner. Five of eight songs she last recorded I wrote or co-wrote. She loved my songs and I loved her voice, together we made beautiful music. I met Rosey in the fall of 1996 at a mutual friends house known in the music business as Poo Bah, A.K.A. Don Mealer, a great singer and songwriter. We instantly became friends and started writing songs together. After a couple of weeks Rosey asked me why I hadn’t asked her out on a date. The next night I took her out on our first official date and we were inseparable after that. I later told Rosey the reason I had not asked her out was because I was scared to death or intimidated…or both! I had nothing but a ’49 Chevy pickup I had restored when I packed up and left Dallas for Tennessee. She on the other hand came from everything money could by; you might say I came from the other side of the tracks. Never the less Rosey and I were perfect for each other. We never fought, well I didn’t, Rosey would get mad and try to pick a fight; but I would just say Rosey you’re right and I am wrong so lets not fight. How could she be mad then? She was always right and I was always wrong, but I didn't care.

♪ The first time I met John, and June, they treated me like family, little did I know that I would soon become family. Later Rosey told me that June was all for our relationship and that John was jealous of me because all June would talk about was Philip this and Philip that, and he was Johnny Cash!!! He was used to being the center of attention! Now God knows I could never steal his thunder nor would I try! Eventually Johnny would learn to love me. I think he understood how I felt about Rosey. There was a time in Virginia, when we were to play the Carter Fold; we had planned to stay for 3 or 4 weeks, then one day while doing laundry Rosey fell in Uncle Joe’s basement and broke her ankle. . Frantic I called 911, but down in poor valley Virginia there isn’t a 911! I then called June and Johnny to see if they could get an ambulance down here. June later told me that Johnny said I don’t know how badly Rosey is hurt, but Philip is in terrible shape. After that we were good friends. I then asked him for his blessing to marry Rosey; he said he would be honored. I didn’t know that June was already planning our union. One February 8, 2000, we were married in Jamaica at the Great House Cinnamon Hill. Johnny Cash was my best man and June was Rosey’s maid of honor, but I was the one that was truly honored. As soon as we said I Do Johnny said welcome to the family son we’re all crazy as hell! That was no news to me, having spent the last four years with Rose. The next 3 ½ years I concentrated on recording Rosey, she was such a gifted singer I thought it was such a shame that she had not made her mark in the music business.

♪ I will admit I had a selfish motive for doing this record; I wanted it for my own personal listening. I soon realized that the world should hear her voice. We were at a family reunion in Virginia sitting on Mother Maybell’s front porch having a guitar pull when Johnny asked Rosey to sing him a song. She picked up her guitar and started to sing her favorite song, which so happened to be one that I wrote, Hard Times in the Heart Land. Before she finished Johnny started to tear up, which then made me tear up. I have to admit that was and will be my most gratifying moment as a songwriter. I don’t think any award or monitory achievement could have matched that feeling. Afterwards, Rosey said do you know how many thousands of songs he’s listened to and never showed that emotion? From then on every time we’d go see June and Johnny he would ask Rosey to sing him that song. He told Rosey that we were two of the best-kept secrets in Nashville. I said the public may not know us, but it feels good to be recognized by the greatest icon in the music business and that’s pretty good!

♪ I could go on and on about Rosey, June, John, and Popabilly Muzic©, but Popabilly Muzic is about the music. Every song has its story so I will start with the last song recorded by Rosey, “Cry Baby Holler”. I first heard the idea from Poo Ba, he said Merle Kilgore gave him a song to see if he liked it or wanted to work on it. He said Merle first worked on it some 25 years ago, I did not fall in love with the song, but the idea blew me away. It stuck in my head like glue so I told Rosey I wanted to try and re-write the song, she said “Well, Good Luck.” Now I knew it had to be much better than what Merle had or it would be a waste of time. Merle being a good friend of mine and Rosey’s, I knew he would listen if I could do a good enough job. Well, I did and the song blew Rosey away. Now understand that Merle is in the song writing Hall of Fame and I was an unknown writer. Merle co-wrote “Ring of Fire” with June Carter, back when June, and Johnny were falling in love. He was also Hank Williams Jr's. manager. So I was a little scared when I went to his office to tell him I stole his hook and re-wrote “Cry Baby Holler” I told him if he did not like it I would throw it in the trash, it was not my style to steal hooks. So he said, “Well lets listen to it,” he put the record in and played it over and over again, then looked at me and said great job Philip. I guess I have two versions of the song and I said no sir, you have and 1 ½. That’s how I co-wrote “Cry Baby Holler” with Merle Kilgore!

Philip Adams

        Now is the time for PopaBilly Muzic to release this haunting CD of    Rosey Carter "The Wildwood Rose"

► New! A poem by Philip Adams, entitled:               

                                                                        INSPIRATION TO US ALL
                                                                             (a tribute to J.R. Cash)

In a dirt poor family,
another child was conceived,
in the fields of Arkansas,
he first heard the music call

His life was hard his faith was strong,
he'd see his share of things go wrong
when the angels came for his brother Jack
the boy became a man in black

Destiny it took him far
from cotton fields to super star
now you can find his name
written in the halls of fame

He was blessed with a loving wife
who stood by him every night
and helped him every time
he stumbled across the line

Just a boy from Arkansas
who would sometimes slip and sometimes fall
but in the end he stood tall
an inspiration - to us all

Album Bio.

During May of 2003, I lost my mother-in-law, June Carter cash, who passed away from a heart condition.
That following September, my father-in-law, Johnny Cash, passed away from repertory failure brought on by complications from diabetes.

Then in October I lost my wife, Rosey Carter, and my good friend, Jimmy Campbell who passed away from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

Since then we have lost many other great men of music:

Bob House, Merle Kilgore, and Wayne Rockingham Brown.