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For years, Rico McFarland played guitar for such luminous blues artists as James Cotton and Lucky Peterson, before finally launching his solo career in 2001 to much acclaim. This Chicago born and raised guitarist worked with countless blues artists over the years: Albert King, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, Artie White, Kinsey Report, and more. He is perhaps best known for working with Cotton and Peterson, however. McFarland recorded his solo debut album, Tired of Being Alone, for Evidence Records in 2001 with a large roster of guests, including vocalists Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, Billy Branch, and Teela. The album won much acclaim and earned McFarland a 2002 W.C. Handy nomination for Best New Artist of the Year.1979 Johnson's Whacks Jimmy Johnson Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) Vocals, Guitar
1982 Amuzement Park Band - Amuzement Park (Our Gang Records) Vocals, Guitar
1984 Amuzement Park Band - All Points Bulletin (Atlantic Records)Vocals, Guitar
1987 Chill Factor - Chill Factor (Warner Brothers) Vocals, Guitar
1988 Too Hip to Be Happy [Valley Vue] Cicero Blake Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Multi Instruments, Producer, Horn Arrangements
1993 Better Off with the Blues Junior Wells Guitar, Arranger
1993 Crossing Bridges The Kinsey Report Guitar
1993 Delmark 40th Anniversary Blues Various Artists Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
1993 I Am the Blues Big Daddy Kinsey Guitar
1993 Just One of Those Things Cicero Blake Guitar
1993 Lay It on 'em Girls Big Time Sarah & BTS Express Guitar, Arranger
1994 Blue Blazes Sugar Blue Guitar
1994 Soul Searchin' [Valley Vue] Various Artists Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
1995 Boyz II Men The Remix Collection Guitar
1995 Everybody's Gettin' Some Junior Wells Guitar, Performer
1996 Celebration of Blues: Great Blues Harp Various Artists Guitar
1996 Celebration of Blues: Great Blues Piano/Great Blues H Various Artists Guitar
1996 Women of Blue Chicago Various Artists Guitar
1998 Blues Guitar Heaven [1 Disc] Various Artists Guitar (Rhythm)
1998 Restless Feeling Carl Weathersby Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
1999 Blues Power: Songs of Eric Clapton Various Artists Guitar
1999 Lucky Peterson Lucky Peterson Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (bckgr), Performer
1999 Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan Various Artists Guitar
1999 This Ain't No Tribute Blues Cube Various Artists Guitar
1999 Whole Lotta Blues: Songs of Led Zeppelin Various Artists Guitar
2000 Blues Guitar Heaven [2 Discs] Various Artists Guitar (Rhythm)
2000 Come to Papa Carl Weathersby Guitar (Rhythm)
2000 Fire Down Under the Hill James Cotton Guitar
2000 Hands of Time Syl Johnson Guitar
2000 Telarc's Got More Blues Various Artists Guitar
2001 Million of You Big Time Sarah Guitar, Arranger, Soloist
2001 Tired of Being Alone Rico McFarland Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
2002 All Blues'd Up: This Ain't No Tribute to Rock & Roll' Various Artists Guitar
2002 Bob Dylan: This Ain't No Tribute Series-All Blues Various Artists Guitar, Assistant
2002 Eric Clapton: This Ain't No Tribute Series-All Blues Various Artists Guitar
2002 In the Pocket: A Taste of Blues Harmonica Various Artists Guitar 2002 Led Zeppelin: This Ain't No Tribute Series -- All Blu Various Artists Guitar
2003 Best of Carl Weathersby Carl Weathersby Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (bckgr)
2003 Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues Various Artists Guitar
2003 Delmark -- 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Jazz & Blues B Various Artists Guitar
2003 Highway 60's 70's Blues Revisited Various Artists Guitar
2003 Too Hip to Be Happy [P-Vine Japan] Cicero Blake Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
2004 Bar Room Blues: A 12-Track Program Various Artists Guitar
2005 South Side Chicago Blues [Delmark] Various Artists Guitar