Cannon
(1971–1976)
When a beloved country singer is killed in a suspicious plane crash, an insurance company hires Cannon to investigate.
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Title: Country Blues (05 Oct 1971)
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| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| William Conrad | ... | Frank Cannon | |
| Clu Gulager | ... | B.J. Long | |
| Diane Varsi | ... | Mrs. Long | |
| Joan Van Ark | ... | Francine Dexter | |
| David Huddleston | ... | Jimmy Winters | |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Farmer | |
| Robert Hogan | ... | Pete Schroeder | |
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Dick Peabody | ... | Harm (as Richard Peabody) |
| James Gammon | ... | Lt. Keely | |
| Sam Edwards | ... | Airport Manager | |
| Mark Hamill | ... | Farm Boy | |
| Tony Colti | ... | Woody | |
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Susan Quick | ... | Counter Girl |
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Irvin Mosley Jr. | ... | Porter (as Irvin Mosley) |
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When a beloved country singer is killed in a suspicious plane crash, an insurance company hires Cannon to investigate.
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5 October 1971 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USACompany Credits
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Instrumental portions of the refrain from John Denver's 1971 song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" are heard during this episode. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"Country Blues" is an interesting episode of "Cannon"--plus you get to see a pre-Star Wars Mark Hamill as well as Joan Van Ark (don't tell my wife about this part--she'll be jealous).
The show begins with a country music star getting on a small plane for some trip (pay attention to his car--it is SOMETHING!). Soon, you see the plan careen out of control and it crashes--killing the star and severely injuring the pilot. When Cannon is sent to investigate, he finds two odd things--there was only one parachute AND the cords to it had all been cut! Obviously, this was no accident. But who would want to kill the musician....or, possibly, there was some other reason for the accident.
This is a pretty good episode of this detective series. While the plot became a bit complicated, I liked the story and thought it was a pretty good story overall. Not great, but very good.