When legendary blues singer Eddie Haynes is charged with murder, Matlock agrees to defend a man he once idolized. Haynes swears that the young rock star he's accused of killing was going to write him a hit song, and Matlock soon realises that there is no shortage of people who wanted the charismatic young musician dead.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Steiger | Writer | ||
| Walter Wood | Guest Star | ||
| Mark Rolston | Guest Star | ||
| Bonnie Bartlett | Guest Star | ||
| Lonny Stevens | Guest Star | ||
| Bob Ellis | Guest Star | ||
| Brendan Hughes | Guest Star | ||
| Joe Seneca | Guest Star | ||
| Ryan Sands | Guest Star | ||
| John Allen Nelson | Guest Star | ||
| Charles McCaughan | Guest Star | ||
| Glenn Morshower | Guest Star | ||
| Will MacMillan | Guest Star | ||
| Suzanne Courtney | Guest Star | ||
| Leo Penn | Director |