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===Later work, 1990sβ2010=== In 1991, Martin contributed the string arrangement and conducted the orchestra for the song "Ticket to Heaven" on the last [[Dire Straits]] studio album, ''[[On Every Street]]''. In 1992, Martin worked with [[Pete Townshend]] on the musical stage production of ''[[The Who's Tommy]]''. The play opened on Broadway in 1993, with the original cast album being released that summer. Martin won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 1993, as the producer of that album.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=471}} In 1995, he contributed the horn and string arrangement for the song "Latitude" on the [[Elton John]] ''Made in England'' album, which was recorded at Martin's AIR Studios London. He also produced "[[Candle in the Wind 1997]]", Elton's tribute single to the late [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], which topped charts around the world in September 1997 and became the [[List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom|best-selling British single of all time]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/31/radio2.shtml BBC β Press Office: Elton John tops million sellers chart] [[BBC Radio 2]] Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref><ref>[http://newscdn.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/entertainment/471353.stm Entertainment: Elton's candle burns in Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001015732/http://newscdn.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/entertainment/471353.stm |date=1 October 2018}} [[BBC News]]. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref> It was also Martin's final production of a single.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=477}} On 15 September 1997, Martin arranged a [[benefit concert]] for the island of [[Montserrat]], which had been devastated by volcanic activity. The event, ''[[Music for Montserrat]]'', featured [[Paul McCartney]], Elton John, [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], and [[Carl Perkins]].{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=469}} Martin served as a consultant to the June 2002 [[Party at the Palace]] at [[Buckingham Palace Garden]] for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=484}} In 2010, Martin was the executive producer of the hard rock debut of Arms of the Sun, an all-star project featuring [[Rex Brown]] ([[Pantera]], [[Down (band)|Down]]), John Luke Hebert ([[King Diamond]]), Lance Harvill and Ben Bunker.<ref>[http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/arms-of-the-sun-0215/ George Martin Project Set to Debut on ExtremeMusic.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622070730/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/arms-of-the-sun-0215/ |date=22 June 2011}}; retrieved 20 February 2010.</ref>
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