Date/Time
Date(s) - October 5, 2025
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Address
Tennessee Riverboat Company
300 Neyland Dr
Knoxville, TN
37902
United States

2025 SUNDAY BLUES CRUISES
KNOXVILLE RIVERBOAT COMPANY

www.tnriverboat.com

(865) 525-7827

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will once again present live music with its continuation of our monthly River Cruise of 2025. The final show will feature The Chris O’Leary Band on the Tennessee Riverboat on Sunday, October 5th at 4 pm – 7 pm.

Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s website, (tnriverboat.com) and by calling (865) 525-7827. Tickets are just $25 for members in advance and $30 for non-members. SMBS Members should call to claim their discount (865) 525-7827. Members will be receiving discount code by email.

Boarding begins at 3:15 pm.

The Chris O’Leary Band

HIS STORY

Chris’s musical background includes duties as lead singer and front man for rock and roll hall of famer and Grammy award winner Levon Helm’s band, The Barnburners. During the 6 years that Chris and Levon played together they toured across the US and Canada lighting up stages everywhere they went. Chris has appeared on stage with: Legendary Rolling Stones sideman Bobby Keys, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Healy, Dan Akroyd, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds, Dave Maxwell and the great James Cotton to name just a few. Chris has also recorded with Bill Perry and Hubert Sumlin, among others.

The Chris O’Leary Band’s debut CD “Mr. Used to Be” won the 2011 Best New Artist Debut CD Blues Blast Award and was nominated for best new artist debut at the 2011 American Blues Music Awards.

Band Members

Chris O’Leary – vocals /harmonica

Sheila Klinefelter — bass

Pat Oshea — guitar

Chuck Cotton — drums

Bronson Hoover — piano/organ

Each voyage will also have full bar and limited food menu available onboard to buy.

This year the Tennessee Riverboat Company has some changes in ticket pricing. Every cruise ticket (no matter what type) has a “port fee” of $1.50. In addition, if you buy your ticket online, there is an online fee of $1.75. The fee of $1.75 is not charged for buying tickets over the phone with a credit card or in person (credit card or cash). As usual, sales tax is applied. Be advised that weather or boat mechanical conditions could lead the Captain of the boat to order that the boat not go out on the river, and so the show will take place at the dock.

We want you to be informed of these incidental changes

We are looking forward to seeing you on the water enjoying our Blues Cruises.

For press inquiries, please contact Alisa B. Cherry, alisabcherry@gmail.com