Legendary Charlie Daniels in Concert at Jergel’s; Little Lake Staging ‘A Masterpiece of Comic…Timing (Fri., 9/15/17)

Charlie Daniels is highly skilled at both the fiddle and guitar. photo: Wikipedia Commons.

1) Country/rock superstar Charlie Daniels and his band (CDB) play Jergel’s Rhythm Grille. There’s always been a special affinity between Daniels and Pittsburgh; he’s been a frequent visitor and has even sung the national anthem before several Steelers games. One of his songs, “In America,” includes a reference to the team’s fans: “Just go and lay your hand on a Pittsburgh Steeler fan, and I think you’re going to finally understand.” Tragically, in 2011, longtime keyboardist Taz DiGregorio was killed in a one-car accident in Tennessee while driving to the tour bus to embark on a trip. The band’s many hits include “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” “Long Haired Country Boy,” and “Redneck Fiddlin’ Man.” Daniels latest album is 2016’s Night Hawk, and he also has a memoir titled Never Look at the Empty Seats due out in October. John Parrendo with Unwound opens. 8 p.m. 285 Northgate Dr., Warrendale. Sold out.

2) It has been said that “Timing is everything” and “Time is Money.” Both of those sayings are front and center in A Masterpiece of Comic…Timing. Whiz-kid Nebraska Jones’s first comedy play was a big hit. New York producer Jerry Cobb was so impressed that he’s invested his life savings in the new play that Jones is writing. Cobb even flies Jones to his Arizona home. And there lies the rub as Jones has come down with a bad case of the blues. He’s not eating or writing, but he is drinking. And he has a taste for Cobb’s expensive bourbon. To get the project moving again, they hire an erratic assistant and a Hollywood starlet, both of whom ratchet up the laughs. 8 p.m. Continues through September 16. Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Dr. South, Cannonsburg.

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