Eightball Aitken (born 9 June 1981), known professionally as 8 Ball Aitken, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. 8 Ball plays blues, swamp-blues, swamp-rock, alternative country, and Americana music. He is notable for his fusion of Australian blues and country music.
Aitken is the founder of the Mt Coot-tha Songwriters Festival.
History At the 2008 Q Song Awards, Aitken won Blues and Roots Song of the Year for "Yellow Moon". At the same awards in 2009, "Outback Booty Call" won Country Song of the Year.
Aitken's song "Cowboy Movie" was nominated for the Australian Blues & Roots Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2009.
Aitken third studio album Rebel with a Cause was produced by Garth Porter. The album produced two top 10 country hits, "Cyclone Country" & "Hands on Top of the Wheel".
In 2013, Aitken had a one song in the Australian Country Music Radio Charts with song "She's Going to Mexico, I'm Going to Jail".
Discography Studio albums Title Details Behind the 8 Ball Release date: 2004 Label: Phoenix Movement Records (8BALL002) Formats: CD, DD Odd Ball In Release date: 2006 Label: Phoenix Movement Records (Odd Ball In) Formats: CD, DD Rebel with a Cause Release date: 2009 Label: Red Rocker Records, MGM (9324690029488) Formats: CD, DD The Tamworth Tapes Release date: 2011 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL004) Formats: CD, DD Alive in Tamworth Release date: 2012 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL005) Formats: CD, DD Southern Hemisphere Release date: 2013 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL008) Formats: CD, DD The New Normal Release date: January 2015 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL009) Formats: CD, DD Swamp Blues Release date: February 2018 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL010) Formats: CD, DD, LP, streaming Swamp Blues 2 Release date: April 2020 Label: Red Rocker Records (8BALL011) Formats: CD, DD, LP, streaming Ice Cream Man Release date: 23 April 2021 Label: Red Rocker Records Formats: DD, streaming
Compilations albums Title Details A Bluer Shade of Blue Release date: 2013 Label: Red Rocker Records Formats: CD, DD 8 Ball Aitken Release date: 2016 Label: Red Rocker Records Formats: CD, DD, LP, streaming
Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Aitken has been nominated for one award.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2009 | "Cowboy Movie" | Australian Blues & Roots Song of the Year
! scope="row"| 2019 | "High Water" (8 Ball Aitken / Guthrie Kennard) | Song of the Year
Q Song Awards The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.
(wins only) |- | 2008 | "Yellow Moon" | Blues and Roots Song of the Year
| 2009 | "Outback Booty Call" | Country Song of the Year
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