Hozier has joined the lineup for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund’s annual benefit concert honoring blues legend Taj Mahal, adding another high-profile name to the all-star bill at the Masonic in San Francisco.
The Feb. 21 concert, which marks the nonprofit’s 32nd anniversary, will feature Joan Baez, Van Morrison, Stevie Van Zandt, George Thorogood, Mike Campbell, Bobby Rush, Patty Griffin, Jim Lauderdale, Will Hoge, Joe Henry, Ruby Amanfu and Taj Mahal himself. Additional surprise guests are expected, according to organizers.
Taj Mahal, born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., emerged in the late 1960s and helped reshape modern blues by incorporating Caribbean, African, Hawaiian and Latin influences. A multiple Grammy winner, he has spent more than five decades expanding the boundaries of roots music…