Band In a Box - Backing Track 
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (1981) 
BIAB 2020 Mix by Kathryn Ballard Shut

Key - Uses mostly Fm, Cm, and C major (truly F Dorian, C Dorian, and C)
7 Choruses; 12 bar intro; A B A solo form
Custom built, note for note, bassline and all, by Kathryn Shut 
Bass is MIDI with a 'Sforzando' 34 - Finger Electric Bass patch. 

In a live show, the 12 bar intro would be "layered" using the Band In a Box mixer to slowly include bass/drums, followed by piano, and finally guitar, but for practice all instruments are included.

Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (1981) - (7 chorus BIAB Backing Track)

From the album, "Mo' Roots" comes a new BIAB 2020 backing track for "The Chicken".  Grab your alto, guitar, keys, and let's funk out!  

BIAB 2020 Mix by Kathryn Ballard Shut (Denver, CO, USA)
Key: B-flat (Bb7, bluesy)
BPM: 102

The Chicken - Bb - 102 BPM - BIAB 2020 Backing Track (5 choruses)

Black Magic Woman (P. Green, as performed by Santana) and created in Band In a Box 2020 by Kathryn Ballard Shut.   This is a basic "practice backing track" in Guajira style, nice and easy at 122 BPM. 

SONG FORM:  (4:35)

Intro, (drums/bass/organ melodic vamp only) - 4 measures

GTR:  “Santana Wail” for 9 measures (includes 4-count break, organ vamp continues)

GTR: Second Intro, 9 measures (includes 4-count break, organ intro drops off)

GTR: Main Theme – 13 measures of Dm blues (includes 4-count break for vocal lead in)

VOCAL: VERSE 1 – “Got a Black Magic Woman ….” (12 measures of Dm blues, no extra break between verses)
 
VOCAL: VERSE 2 – “Don’t turn your back on me, baby …”  (12 measures of Dm blues, no extra break between verses)
 
S) Guitar Solos 1 & Solo 2 (16 measures of Dm blues)

VOCAL: VERSE 3 – “Got your spell on me, baby …. “ (12 measures of Dm blues, no extra break between verses)

D.S. al 2)  “Santana Wail”

CODA:  Repeat sequence through 2), 3), 4) and one last time to solo through A)

FINE “SILENCE” (SHOT)

Black Magic Woman - Dm - Guajira - 122 BPM (BIAB 2020 Backing Track)

All this backing track needs is the lead guitar and accompanying melody line on the synth, and you're ready to go! 

Created by Kathryn Ballard Shut using Band In a Box 2020 (Windows) 

Song Form (G major): 

(1) INTRO I (MARIMBA SYNTH, ETC) - 32 bars

(A) Head - Main Melody (32 bars) 

(B) Interlude I - Larry Solo (bass drops to a dreamy half-time feel for 12 (play bass, etc on the synth while guitar solos), then everyone is back in for pushes in the last 4 bars) (16 bars) 

(C) Solo I (Over 'A' Head)  (16 bars) 

(1) INTRO II (MARIMBA SYNTH, ETC) - this time for 8 bars

(CODA, A) Solos (8 choruses (8 bars each) and end on Gmaj7!)

Larry Carlton - Smiles And Smiles To Go - G - 118 BPM - BIAB 2020 Backing Track

The Joe Henderson classic, "Recordame", created in Band in a Box 2020 by Kathryn Ballard Shut, Denver, CO, USA for you to play along, practice, and enjoy. 

Key: Am 
Style: BOSSANOVA
BPM: 145 
8 bar intro, 8  choruses

Recordame - BIAB 2020  Backing Track

Created in BIAB 2021 by Kathryn Ballard Shut (Denver, CO, USA)

Key: Db Dorian / Fm 
Style: Jazzy Pop Funk
BPM: 90
Elec Rhodes Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums (nice and dry!)

Just The Two Of Us - BIAB 2020 Backing Track - Db Dorian / Fm

Created in BIAB 2020 by Kathryn Ballard Shut (Denver, CO, USA)

BPM: 100
Key: Bb Minor 
Custom / manually-build bassline + BIAB generic funk bass
4 full choruses

Herbie Hancock - Chameleon - BIAB 2020 Backing Track

Band in a Box arrangement of the 1974 disco-funk classic by Rufus ft. Chaka Khan, "Once You Get Started".   Bring your horn, guitar, and vocals to play along!  Arranged by Kathryn Ballard Shut timkatent@gmail.com.

Once You Get Started - F - Rufus 70s Funk - 120 BPM (BIAB 2020 Backing Track)

Created with Google NotebookLM and voiced completely by two AI synthesized actors (2025), this 28 minute podcast explores the US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and brings this complex legislation down-to-Earth for all financial institutions, based on Kathryn Shut's Masters' Thesis, "GLBA Compliance Roadmap (2024).

GLBA Compliance Roadmap for Financial Institutions (Kathryn Shut, MLS, MBA)

The HOT new Soulful House single from CAMERA SOUL - "Connections (Tom Glide Remix)", is now available for exclusive digital download now at Bandcamp!  Get it NOW at https://timkatent.bandcamp.com/track/connections-tom-glide-remix 

CAMERA SOUL - CONNECTIONS (TOM GLIDE REMIX)

Camera Soul's excellent song and commentary on how to emotionally weather today's tough and media-riddled world.  

Incredible Music: Piero & Pippo Lombardo
Sincere Lyrics: Kathryn Ballard Shut, with Maria Enrica Lotesoriere
From the 2017 stellar album, "CONNECTIONS" 
http://timkatent.bandcamp.com/album/connections

Story: 

What is that you’re sayin’? 
Times have got you mental
Let’s unplug from central
We’ll suspend, and pretend, it’s the end, of the world! 

Know what I’ve been thinkin’? 
Night is young and so are we
Time to set our cares free 
For tonight, drink some wine, find our lost sanity. 	

CHORUS: 
This -- Just -- In!  
World’s No Worse Today As It Was So Long Ago 
Brea-king Story! 

Let it go … (‘cause) all control is gone  
Return to Earth, dear one
Get back!  To the Land of the Living 
Where hope and love are the only song. 

What’you so afraid of? 
Just might crack a smile or two?
I’ve got a suggestion!  
For tonight, keep it light, ‘cause it’s quite overdue! 

Now you’re payin’ attention!
Night’s a giant wine glass
Red, white, or rosé, now
Take your pick, make it quick, ‘fore the news, makes you sick!

CHORUS:
This -- Just -- In!  
'World’s No Worse Today As It Was So Long Ago'
Brea-king Story! 

Let it go … (‘cause) all control is gone  
Return to Earth, dear one
Get back!  To the Land of the Living 
Where hope and love are the only song. 
 
INTERLUDE:
Doom! 
So much gloom!
Terror on the nightly news. 

Day after day, the world’s pain 
Beckons all toward the insane. 

This ain’t no time to give up hope! 
If there’s a time, we make it now
For our sa – ni – ty!

Doom! 
So much gloom!
Terror on the nightly news. 

Day after day, fear’s reign 
Beckons all toward the insane. 

This ain’t no time to give up hope! 
If there’s a time, we make it now
For huma—ni --ty! 

[Guitar Solo, Antonio Tosques] 

This -- Just -- In!  
World’s No Worse Today As It Was So Long Ago 
Brea-king Story! 

Let it go … (‘cause) all control is gone  
Return to Earth, dear one … 
Get back!  To the Land of the Living 
Where hope and love are the only song. 

CODA: ‘A’ “REPRISE” 

Listen’what I’m sayin’
Come reclaim your freedom! 
Listen’what I’m sayin’ 
Learn to live again!

Camera Soul - The Land Of The Living

BIAB 2018 build of Gino Vannelli's classic hit, "I Just Wanna Stop", created from a simple guitar tab over some lyrics and a good memory of how the song goes.  See if you like it and I hope Gino would be proud :)

This BIAB edition uses * real * drums (rock 16 beat pattern, 72 BPM), muted rhythm guitar, and funky bass, with MIDI vocal-oohs ('for your lo-ove') and electric piano comps, meant to back a lead vocalist or horn player.

Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop (BIAB Baking Track)

Existence

Camera Soul - Existence - (NEW SINGLE!)

Written in 1976 by Tom Bahler in lament of losing his partner of two years, Quincy Jones discovered it and gave it to Michael Jackson as a powerful ballad on his 1979 album, "Off The Wall".  This play/singalong version with Band in a Box includes extra synth and drums for a great solo feature at the gig.  

Key:  E -- 65 BPM.  Two full choruses allow for instrumental solos if desired in second chorus, returning at the B section in vocals and coda.

Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life (BIAB Backing Track)

Lovely and easy Band in a Box backing track for Frankie Valli/4 Seasons "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)", created by Kathryn Ballard Shut of Denver, CO, USA. 

BIAB 2018 
Key: C major 
BPM: 105

Frankie Valli - December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - BIAB 2018 Backing Track - Funk Disco

Nelson Rangell - Whatever Happens (Bill Withers) -- DEMO ONLY (Kathryn Shut, Electric Piano)

James Ingram/Candy Dulfer - "One Hundred Ways" (BIAB Backing Track, Funky)

This version is the original "pre-mastered" version.  See what you think. 

Songwriters: Music/Lyrics - Kathryn Ballard Shut (ASCAP); Music/Horn Arrangements: Giuseppe "Pippo" Lombardo (SIAE) - copyright (c) 2013 Azzurra Music. 

"LOCKED INSIDE" was submitted in the 56th Annual Grammy consideration for "BEST JAZZ IMPROV SOLO (Francesco Palmitessa, Jazz Guitar) -- "BEST R&B SONG" and "SONG OF THE YEAR".  While we did not garner a nomination, we hope you enjoy the song and share news of Camera Soul with your friends. 

Follow @Camera__Soul and @timkatent on Twitter and http://www.facebook.com/timkatent
For usage and sync rights inquiries, please write Kathryn at timkatent@gmail.com. 

CAMERA SOUL PERSONNEL: 
Composers: Kathryn Ballard Shut, Pippo Lombardo 
Piero Lombardo & Serena Brancale (all other album tracks)

Lead Vocals: Serena Brancale
Lead Guitar:  Francesco Palmitessa
Rhythm Guitar: Gianluca Cardellicchio
Bass:  Beppe Sequestro
Drums: Mimmo Campanale
Percussion: Liviana Ferri
Saxes: Daniele Scannapieco & Bruno Tassone
Trumpet: Gianfranco Campagnoli
Background Vocals: Piero Dotti
Engineer: Tullio Ciriello

Lyrics: 

Even if I 
Tried to run
Your bloodhounds
Would hunt me down.

Even if I 
Tried to flee
Your private eyes
(Would) capture me!

CHORUS

(‘Cause) I’m locked inside your lovin’ 
There is no escape; there is no key 
For me     

I’m locked inside your lovin’ 
There’s no parole, no liberty
From this misery. 


Even if I 
Turned and fled
Steel doors slam
In my head

I only wish I
Could unwind
Eternal chains
‘Round my mind! 

CHORUS

(‘Cause) I’m locked inside your lovin’ 
There is no escape; there is no key 
For me  

I’m locked inside your lovin’ 
There’s no parole, there’s no “set-free”
From this misery. 

Locked inside your love
Prisoner of your rage
Stranded from above
Trapped inside this cage!

Camera Soul - Locked Inside ('Soulsorts (UK) Radio Show' - Best of 2013 - #3)

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