Fans may have come to the Post-Gazette Pavilion Sunday night to hear Brad Paisley and some great country music, but they got to see so much more. Merle Haggard, B.B. King and yodeling -- yes, yodeling -- were just some of the music styles on display.

The physical energy of the show may not have been as exciting as, say, Kenny Chesney at Heinz Field, but it was clear that something special was going on.

It was clear that many West Virginians made the 50-mile trip to Burgettstown to see Paisley, a native of Glen Dale, W.Va., and he honored them with his recent single, "Letter to Me."

The song explains what Paisley would tell his 17-year-old self if he could send a letter back in time, and he filmed the video at a John Marshall High School reunion. The crowd sang along while clips of his classmates flashed across the video screen above the stage.

The show opened with Paisley jamming out to "Mud on the Tires." He then started discussing the presidential election, which made some fans nervous -- discussing politics doesn't necessarily end well for country musicians (see: Dixie Chicks), but leave it to the clever Paisley to lead fans on.

"I don't care where you stand, or which party you support," he said. "The only party that matters is the Paisley Party."

That kicked off a string of upbeat, guitar-jam songs, such as "The World" and "Mr. Policeman" -- which was inspired by his first speeding ticket (received in McKees Rocks).

During "Celebrity," a song that pokes fun at being famous -- the big screen displayed a "Guitar Hero" parody titled "Guitar Zero." It featured Little Jimmy Dickens "battling" Taylor Swift, and Dierks Bentley's face popped on the screen to sing the second verse.

Paisley is easily one of the best guitarists in country music -- a guitar "battle" vs. Keith Urban would be quite the showdown -- and he showed his skills throughout. Giving the band a break, he played beautiful acoustic versions of "Whiskey Lullaby" and "When I Get Where I'm Going." Before he left the stage, he pleased the crowd with his two best party songs, "Online" and "Alcohol."

He and his band returned for a three-song encore -- "Ticks," "She's Everything" and the B.B. King cover "Let the Good Times Roll," which featured King singing on the video screen.

Crossover artist Jewel warmed up the crowd with some of her pop hits plus her latest country song, "I Do," after she announced that she was recently married to rodeo champion Ty Murray.

She ended her set with a yodeling song: "I grew up in Alaska where we didn't have electricity, so my father taught me to yodel," she said. "This is the first song I ever learned."

Filling out the Paisley Party lineup was newcomer Chuck Wicks and "Dancing With the Stars'" Julianne Hough, who kicked off the show during a too-short set that included her hit "That Song in My Head."