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Lee Terry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Jon Christensen
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-29) January 29, 1962 (age 50) Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Robyn Terry
Residence	Omaha, Nebraska
Alma mater	University of Nebraska, Creighton University
Occupation	attorney
Religion	Baptist[citation needed]

Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29, 1962) is the U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1999. He is a member of the Republican Party.

A lifelong Nebraskan, Lee Terry is the congressman of Nebraska's Second District. Terry advocates for energy independence, ending legal abortions, and a balanced federal budget.

Congressman Terry currently serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and two of its subcommittees: the Subcommittee of Energy and Power and the Subcommittee for Oversights and Investigation.

As a proponent of an “All of the Above” approach to energy, Congressman Terry advocates for using domestic fossil fuels in addition to alternative energy sources. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which was a major overhaul to increase the fuel economy of cars and trucks, was coauthored by Terry.^{[citation needed]} He has also been successful in passing legislation promoting E85 gasoline, geothermal technology, and the development commercial markets for geothermal technology, and alternative fuels.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, Congressman Terry was named one of the most bipartisan members of the House of Representatives by The Hill newspaper and was named a “heavyweight” in telecommunications and media policy in the 111th Congress.^{[citation needed]}

Congressman Terry was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1998. Prior to serving as a Representative, Congressman Terry served eight years on the Omaha City Council. Serving 2 terms as vice president and two terms as president of the body. He also was a managing partner in a local law firm. He received his Bachelor or Arts in Political Science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University Law School. Congressman Terry lives in West Omaha with his wife Robyn and their three sons, Nolan, Ryan, and Jack.

U.S. House of Representatives[link]

Committee assignments[link]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (Vice Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Power
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Vice Chair - Communications and Technology)

Caucuses and other memberships[link]

• Co-chairman of the Impact Aid Coalition
• Republican Main Street Partnership.
• Congressional Arts Caucus - member
• Spina Bifida Caucus
• Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimers
• Physical Fitness Caucus
• House Rural Health Care Coalition
• Humanities Council
• TRIO Caucus
• Meth Caucus
• Rural Caucus
• Coal Caucus
• Natural Gas Caucus
• Hockey Caucus
• Intellectual Property Caucus
• Pro-Life Caucus
• Sportsmen's Caucus

Controversial bills[link]

Terry was initially a co-sponsor and supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act. Under pressure from internet campaigns, he later rescinded his support for the bill.^[1]

Terry voted in favor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill often compared to SOPA by its critics.^[who?]

Political campaigns[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Congressman Lee Terry official U.S. House site
• Lee Terry for U.S. Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

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For the English footballer of the same name see Terry Lee (footballer)

Terry James Lee (born March 13, 1962 in San Francisco, California) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds. He was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in 1982. Lee played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Eugene Emeralds in 1982, and his last season with the Triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians (Colorado Springs Sky Sox) and Minnesota Twins (Portland Beavers) in 1992.

References[link]

• "Terry Lee Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 15 January 2008.
• "Terry Lee Statistics". Baseball-Reference. 15 January 2008.

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Lee P. Brown
3rd Director of National Drug Control Policy
In office January, 1993 – December 12, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Bob Lanier
Succeeded by	Barry McCaffrey
59th Mayor of Houston
In office January 2, 1998 – January 2, 2004
Preceded by	Bob Lanier
Succeeded by	Bill White
Personal details
Born	(1937-10-04) October 4, 1937 (age 74)[1] Wewoka, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Frances Young
Alma mater	Fresno State University San José State University University of California, Berkeley
Profession	Criminologist, Educator, Security Consultant

Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937) had a long-time career in law enforcement, leading police departments in Atlanta, Houston and New York over the course of nearly four decades. During this time he helped to implement a number of techniques in community policing that appeared to result in substantial decreases in crime. In 1997 Brown was the first African American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was reelected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004.

Background and education[link]

His parents Andrew and Zelma Brown were share croppers in Oklahoma, and Lee Brown was born in Wewoka. His family, including six brothers, moved to California in the second wave of the Great Migration and his parents continued as farmers. A high school athlete, Brown earned a football scholarship to Fresno State University, where he earned a B.S. in criminology in 1960. That year he started as a police officer in San Jose, California. In fact, Brown was elected as the president of the San Jose Police Officers' Association (union) and served from 1965–1966.

Brown went on to earn a master's degree in sociology from San José State University in 1964, and became an assistant professor there in 1968. At the University of California, Berkeley, he earned a second master's in criminology in 1968, and became chairman and professor of the Department of Administration of Justice at Portland State University in the same year. He earned a doctorate in criminology from Berkeley in 1970.

Career[link]

In 1972, Brown was appointed associate director of the Institute of Urban Affairs and Research and professor of Public Administration and director of Criminal Justice programs at Howard University. In 1974, Brown was named Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon and in 1976 became director of the Department of Justice Services.

In 1978 he was appointed Public Safety Commissioner of Atlanta, Georgia and served to 1982. Brown and his staff oversaw the Atlanta Child Murders case.

Brown was the first African American to be appointed Police Chief to the City of Houston, and served from 1982–1990. He was first appointed by Mayor Kathy Whitmire. There he implemented methods of Community Policing.

Brown next took his leadership to New York City as Police Commissioner where he implemented community policing citywide. After one year, crime went down in every category. That was the start of the most drastic reduction of crime in the history of that City.^[2] Brown is known through the law enforcement community as the Father of Community Policing.

In 1993 Brown moved to Washington, DC for a national appointment as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (or "Drug Czar") under President Bill Clinton. The Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment.

Mayor of Houston[link]

In 1997, Brown became the first African American elected as mayor of Houston, Texas. During Brown's administration, the city invested extensively in infrastructure: it started its first light-rail system and obtained voter approval for its extension, along with increases in bus service, park and ride, and HOV lanes; opened three new professional sports facilities; revitalized the downtown area; constructed the City's first convention center hotel, and doubled the size of the convention center; and constructed the Hobby Center of the Performing Arts. In addition, it built and renovated new libraries, police and fire stations; undertook a $2.9 billion development program at the City's airport system that consisted of new terminals and runways; a consolidated rental car facility; in addition to renovating other terminals and runways; and built a new water treatment plant.

Brown also advanced the City's affirmative action program; installed programs in City libraries to provide access to the Internet; built the state-of-the-art Houston Emergency Communications Center; implemented e-government, and opened new parks. Many of the projects were planned or started by previous mayor Bob Lanier, who served until term limits. Brown led trade missions for the business community to other countries and promoted international trade. He increased the number of foreign consulates.

Brown is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha collegiate fraternity and Sigma Pi Phi, an African-American fraternity for those who have achieved distinction in their chosen profession.

While in Houston, Dr. Brown was a Professor at Texas Southern University and Director of the university's Black Male Initiative Program.

Brown is a co-founder of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Brown is chairman and CEO of Brown Group International, which is a business solutions organization.

2001 Campaign[link]

Brown undertook a massive program to reconstruct the downtown street system and replace the aging underground utility system. The heavy roadway reconstruction in Houston's downtown area and accompanying traffic problems was made a campaign issue by his opponent. In 2001 Brown narrowly survived a reelection challenge and runoff against city councilman Orlando Sanchez, who campaigned against Brown's handling of Houston roadways. Sanchez' supporters made issue of poor street conditions, campaigning that the "P stands for Pothole," referencing Brown's middle initial. Sanchez himself used a Hummer adorned with the banner "With Brown in Town it's the only way to get around" as his campaign vehicle.

Sanchez used the media publicity where a Houston firefighter's death in the line of duty resulted in endorsements from the fire/emergency medical services sector. Brown was endorsed by the Houston Police Officers' Association.

The Brown-Sanchez election produced heated rhetoric and involvement from several national political figures. Brown received the endorsement of former president Bill Clinton while Sanchez was endorsed by President George W. Bush, former President and Mrs Bush, Rudy Giuliani and a host of other Republicans. Some members of the President's cabinet campaigned for Sanchez in Houston. The contest also produced racial undertones as Sanchez, a Cuban American vying to become the first Hispanic mayor of Houston, challenged Brown, the city's first African American mayor. Brown's campaign drafted family members of murder victim James Byrd Jr. for taped political ads accusing Sanchez of racial insensitivity towards Blacks for failing to support a hate crimes law. Sanchez, in turn, accused Brown of playing the race card against Hispanic voters.

Voting split heavily on racial lines with a majority of Hispanic and Anglo voters supporting Sanchez and a majority of African Americans and Asians supporting Brown. Brown narrowly won reelection by a margin of three percentage point following heavy voter turnout in predominantly Black precincts, compared to relatively light turnout in Hispanic precincts.

Brown's 2001 reelection was one of the last major political campaigns supported by the Houston-based Enron Corporation, which collapsed in a financial scandal only days after Brown's reelection.

Electoral history[link]

1997[link]

1999[link]

2001[link]

Marriage and family[link]

Brown was married twice and has four grown children. His second wife is Frances Young, a teacher in the Houston Independent School District.

Career timeline[link]

• 1960 patrolman in San Jose, California.
• 1968 Established the Department of Administration of Justice at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon
• 1972 Associate Director of the Institute for Urban Affairs and Research at Howard University in Washington, D.C. (held the academic rank of Professor of Public Administration and Director of Criminal Justice Programs)
• 1975 Sheriff, Multnomah County
• 1976 Director of Justice Services for Multnomah County, Oregon
• 1978 – 1982 Public Safety Commissioner, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1982 – 1990 Chief of Police, Houston, Texas
• 1990 – 1992 New York City Police Commissioner
• 1993 Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
• 1998 – 2004 Mayor of Houston, Texas
• 2005–present Chairman and CEO, Brown Group International

Awards[link]

• 1993 – Gallup Hall of Fame by Gallup, Inc.
• 1992 – Cartier Pasha Award from Cartier International
• 1991 – Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee

Education[link]

• Doctorate in Criminology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1970
• Masters in Criminology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968
• Masters in Sociology from San José State University in 1964
• Bachelors in Criminology from California State University, Fresno in 1961.

Publications[link]

• Many articles and papers on police management, community policing, crime and the criminal justice system
• co-author of Police and Society; An Environment for Collaboration and Confrontation

References[link]

	Houston portal
	New York City portal
	Biography portal
	African American portal

1. ^ "Lee P. Brown Biography". thehistorymakers.com. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=937&category=PoliticalMakers. Retrieved April 6, 2009. 
2. ^ Lee P. Brown
3. ^ "1999 Houston Election". City of Houston. http://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/elections/110299.pdf. Retrieved August 13, 2008. 
4. ^ "2001 Houston Election". City of Houston. http://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/elections/110601.pdf. Retrieved August 13, 2008. 

External Links[link]

• Brown, Lee and Jane Ely. Lee Brown Oral History, Houston Oral History Project, October 31, 2007.

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Amy Lee
Lee at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Background information
Birth name	Amy Lynn Lee
Born	(1981-12-13) December 13, 1981 (age 30) Riverside, California, U.S.
Origin	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal
Occupations	Musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano, organ,[1] guitar, harp[2]
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Epic, Wind-up, EMI
Associated acts	Evanescence
Website	www.Evanescence.com
Notable instruments
Baldwin Piano Company

Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She cites influences ranging from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman^[3] and Plumb.^[4] Along with her contributions to Evanescence, Lee has also participated on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records' 2008 release of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Lee has performed collaborations with artists such as Korn, Seether, and David Hodges. Lee is also the American chairperson for the international epilepsy awareness foundation, Out of the Shadows.^[5] Revolver Magazine named Lee the #1 Hottest Chick in Hard Rock for their 2011 annual issue and she appeared on the front cover.^[6][7]

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Amy Lee was born to parents John Lee, a disc jockey and TV personality, and Sara Cargill. She has a brother named Robby and two sisters, Carrie and Lori. Lee had a younger sister who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness.^[8] The song "Hello" from Fallen has been reported to have been written for her late sister, as well as the song "Like You" from The Open Door.^[9] Lee took classical piano lessons for nine years. Her family moved to many places, including Florida and Illinois,^[10] and eventually settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence started. She briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University to study music theory and composition and later dropped out to focus on Evanescence.^[11]

In an interview on AOL Music, Lee said that the first songs she remembered writing were called "Eternity of the Remorse" and "A Single Tear". The first was written when she was eleven years old and wanted to become a classical composer, and the second was for an assignment when she was in the eighth grade.^[12]

Engagement and marriage[link]

Lee revealed during the live broadcast of MuchMusic's January 9, 2007, episode of Live at Much that she had become engaged the prior evening. She later confirmed on EvThreads.com that Josh Hartzler, a therapist and long-time friend, proposed to her.^[13] She noted in an interview that the songs "Good Enough" and "Bring Me to Life" were inspired by him.^[14] The couple married on May 6, 2007, and honeymooned near The Bahamas.^[15] She has posted on EvThreads that she is "now officially Mrs. Amy Hartzler."^[16]

Evanescence[link]

Amy Lee performing during a Evanescence concert on October 25, 2011.

Founding[link]

Lee co-founded the rock band Evanescence with guitarist Ben Moody. The two met at a youth camp after Moody heard Lee playing Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" on the piano.^[17] Within a month, the pair were playing acoustic sets at Arkansas book stores and coffee houses,^[18] and they eventually recorded two EPs, Evanescence EP (1998) and Sound Asleep EP (1999), selling them at various local venues. In 2000, Evanescence recorded the longer EP Origin. This demo contains three songs from the debut album Fallen and was written by Lee and Moody: "Whisper", "Imaginary" and "My Immortal". Whereas "Whisper" and "Imaginary" were altered before being included on Fallen, "My Immortal" is virtually unchanged, apart from additional string arrangements. A later band version of "My Immortal" was made available for download for those who had bought an official version of Fallen through their web site, but required that a CD checker program also be downloaded for verification before it would play.^[19] The band version was included on later copies of Fallen, notably the Brazilian, Bolivian, and Argentine editions.

On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band citing "creative differences". In an interview several months later, Amy said: "...we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record". She also said "We're finally a real band, not just Ben and I and a few others thrown together".^[18] Ex-Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo replaced Moody in the band, both on guitar and as Lee's writing partner.

Solo album[link]

During an October 2008 interview for Spin.com, Lee noted that she was writing new songs, possibly for a solo album project. Citing influences in folk and Celtic music, she says her current writings feel like she is going back to her "really old" roots. She gave no potential release date, but said of her reason for this new direction, "I need to show that I'm more than a one trick pony."^[20]

Lee stated during an October 2008 interview with The Gauntlet that she did not know whether or not she would begin a solo career, saying that she was "at a point where I don't know what is next." She noted that Evanescence was still together as a band but that she found touring to be monotonous. She reiterated that she was continuing to write songs, though she did not yet know what purpose they would serve.^[21]

In a Spin interview in March 2010, Lee stated that she was "in a very different creative space then" regarding her previous work on new material, and that while she wrote some songs that were good, nothing from those efforts would be included in the band's album Evanescence,^[22] which was released on October 11, 2011.^[23]

Appearance[link]

Lee has a recognizable fashion style, marked by her occasional use of gothic make-up and taste for Victorian-styled clothing.^[24] She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for "Going Under", and the dress worn for the cover of The Open Door and the dress she wore to the Noble Peace Prize concert in 2011. After she designed the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her.^[25] She at one point had a piercing on her left eyebrow, which is visible on the cover of Fallen. In an interview with VEVO stylized, Lee showcased and explained her fashion style, commenting that she’d rather make her own clothes because it’s hard to find what she exactly wants elsewhere.^[26] In an interview with AOL, Lee stated that her daily style is very different from when she performs; pointing out that she was wearing “something flowery” during the interview. She explained that her on-stage wardrobe was meant to preserve the atmosphere of the songs and complete the image. In another interview, she stated that when the band first started performing, she used to heavily wear corsets in fear of diluting the bands’ image, but has gradually become more comfortable with her own style. Her current on-stage style is often characterized by boots, a simple black tank top, a long skirt and various ornaments and accessories.

Furthermore, Lee dyes her hair dark black. She uses blue contact lenses though her natural eye color is green.

Lee at the 2007 Scream Awards.

She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for "Everybody's Fool", she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting that celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music.^[27]

In 2006, Blender listed Lee as one of the hottest women in rock alongside such singers as Joan Jett, Courtney Love and Liz Phair.^[28]

Other projects[link]

In 2000, Lee sang on two of former Evanescence keyboardist David Hodges' songs: "Breathe" (The Summit Church: Summit Worship) and the unreleased "Fall Into You".^[29] She performed backup vocals for "Missing You", a song on Big Dismal's 2003 debut album Believe, and sang backup vocals on two songs with 'supergroup' The Damning Well, though her vocals were taken off the final release due to record label issues.^[30] Lee later performed a duet with her then-boyfriend Shaun Morgan on the track "Broken" for Seether's 2004 album Disclaimer II. The song was also featured as part of the soundtrack for the 2004 film The Punisher.

Lee on stage in 2007.

In 2004, Lee claimed to be working on music for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but that the music was rejected by the studio for being "too dark." However, the producers of Narnia stated that Lee was never asked to compose any music for the film, whose score was written by Harry Gregson-Williams, and that "No Evanescence music was planned for the soundtrack."^[31][32] While there was some speculation that one of the supposed songs had been cut and used in several tracks of The Open Door, Lee stated this was not true except for part of it being used to segue into the last track of the album, "Good Enough".^[33]

Lee became the American chairperson for Out of the Shadows in 2006. This organization is an international foundation with the goal of providing education about epilepsy. Lee's younger brother, Robby, was previously diagnosed with this condition.^[5] The singer also made a brief guest appearance in the music video for Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" in late 2006.^[34] As each celebrity featured in the shoot was allowed to choose what they would be doing for the video, Lee chose to appear laying flowers on a grave. Her scene was recorded at Trinity Church in Manhattan, during which she wore a black velvet coat that previously belonged to Tim Burton.^[14]

In February 2007, MTV released MTV Unplugged: Korn to television and radio, in which Lee is featured during the song "Freak on a Leash". The song was also released as the first single from the album. In November 2007, VH1 produced a mockumentary in the style of Behind the Music, titled Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story, to promote the video game Rock Band. Lee was one of the celebrity cameos featured on the show.^[35]

In June 2008, the National Music Publishers' Association presented Lee with their 2008 Songwriter Icon Award, which "recognizes outstanding songwriters for their personal achievement".^[36]

For Walt Disney Records' September 2008 release of Nightmare Revisited, Lee sang a remake of "Sally's Song". The album contains new material and covers of songs from the original Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.^[37][38] Lee performed live renditions of "Sally's Song" during the October 17 Nightmare Before Christmas re-release premiere in Hollywood, and for an October 13 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.^[39]

Discography[link]

Evanescence[link]

• Fallen (2003)
• The Open Door (2006)
• Evanescence (2011)

Collaborations and other songs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amy Lee

• Evanescence.com – Official U.S. website

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Terry Balsamo
Terry Balsamo playing guitar at an Evanescence concert, April 2007
Background information
Born	(1972-10-08) October 8, 1972 (age 39) Tampa, Florida
Genres	Alternative metal, post-grunge
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1994-present
Associated acts	Evanescence, Cold, Limp Bizkit[1][2][3]
Website	www.evanescence.com

Terry Balsamo (born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is the former guitarist of the alternative metal band Cold and the current guitarist of Evanescence.

Biography[link]

Early projects and Cold[link]

After a quick run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit^[1][2][3] in 1995, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes, of the band Cold in 1999.

Terry remained with Cold writing and recording with them for their albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and Year of the Spider (2003). Terry also appeared alongside Staind, in Staind's MTV Unplugged performance in 2001. Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour.

Balsamo briefly re-joined Cold for their early 2009 reunion tour, but has not played with the band since nor contributed to their 2011 comeback album.

Evanescence[link]

When Evanescence's guitarist Ben Moody left the band during their European tour, Balsamo filled in for Moody on stage. When Cold's future suddenly came into question, Balsamo jumped ship, signing on for good with Evanescence. He has also become a songwriter with lead singer and songwriter of Evanescence, Amy Lee.

Balsamo can be seen and heard most prominently in Evanescence's live album, Anywhere but Home (2004) and on the band's studio album The Open Door (2006). He has become Amy Lee's main collaborator for Evanescence and co-wrote most of Evanescence's 2nd album The Open Door including the album's first single, "Call Me When You're Sober", and third single "Sweet Sacrifice". He was also recording Evanescence's self titled third album that was released in October 2011.

Health issues[link]

In November 2005, Balsamo suffered a stroke. The doctors informed him that it was a result of a blood clot in his neck that formed from headbanging on-stage.^[4] Terry has since recovered and is back touring with the band. As a result from his injury, he now uses his dreadlocks as a stage act by shaking them and bringing them forward while standing still, so as not to create too much movement and thus avoiding further problems.

Equipment[link]

Terry's current live setup

• Ibanez RG 2570 VSL Prestige
• Ibanez RG 2570 VSL Prestige Custom
• Ibanez RG570
• Ibanez RG1527Z (7 strings)
• Gibson Les Paul Standard
• Gibson Explorer 7 Strings
• Gibson Explorer Dethklok "Thunderhorse"
• PRS SE Baritone Mike Mushok
• Charvel Warren DeMartini Signature San Dimas Cross Swords
• Charvel Desolation™ Skatecaster SK-1 ST Transparent Red
• Charvel San Dimas® Style I HH, Snow White
• Mesa Boogie amplifiers
• TC Electronic pedal's
• BOSS U.S. pedals

Band projects[link]

• Evanescence - guitar (2003–present)
• Limp Bizkit - guitar (1995)
• Shaft - guitar (1996–1999)
• Cold - guitar (1999–2003, 2009 tour only)