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===1990s-2024: Later career=== In 1992, Eddy recorded a duet with [[Hank Marvin]] for Marvin's album ''Into the Light,'' a cover version of [[The Chantays]]' 1963 hit "[[Pipeline (instrumental)|Pipeline]]". Eddy's "Rebel Rouser" was featured in 1994 in the film ''[[Forrest Gump]]''. [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' used "The Trembler", a track written by Eddy and [[Ravi Shankar]]. Also in 1994, Eddy teamed up with [[Carl Perkins]] and [[The Mavericks]] to contribute "Matchbox" to the [[AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Red Hot + Country]],'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]. Eddy was the lead guitarist on [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]'s 1995 hit "Until the End of Time",<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> which reached the top 10 on the [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] chart. In 1996, Eddy played guitar on [[Hans Zimmer]]'s soundtrack for the film ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]''.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In October 2010, Eddy returned to the UK for a sold-out [[Royal Festival Hall]] concert in London.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> This success prompted an album, ''[[Road Trip (Duane Eddy album)|Road Trip]]'', for Mad Monkey/EMI, produced by [[Richard Hawley]] in Sheffield, England.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |author=Caroline Sullivan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/23/duane-eddy-richard-hawley-review |title=Duane Eddy β review | Music |work=The Guardian |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |location=London |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813014204/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/23/duane-eddy-richard-hawley-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> The album was released on June 20, 2011, and ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' placed it at number 37 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stereogum.com/894362/mojos-top-50-albums-of-2011/list/ | title=MOJO's Top 50 Albums of 2011 | website=[[Stereogum.com]] | date=December 2, 2011 | access-date=December 16, 2011 | archive-date=November 4, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104193728/http://stereogum.com/894362/mojos-top-50-albums-of-2011/list/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Eddy performed at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] on June 26, 2011.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In 2015, Eddy participated in overdubbing sessions for the [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] (RPO) remix album ''[[If I Can Dream (album)|If I Can Dream]]'', adding guitar to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "An American Trilogy".<ref name="BB AP Elvis RPO">{{cite web |last1=The Associated Press |title=Elvis Presley Goes Orchestral on New Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-goes-orchestral-on-new-album-6655730/ |website=Billboard |publisher=Billboard/The Associated Press |access-date=December 22, 2024 |date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Elvis RPO EW 2015">{{cite web |last1=Biedenharn |first1=Isabella |title=Elvis Presley 'collaborates' with an orchestra on new album |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/08/05/elvis-presley-orchestra-new-album/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 22, 2024 |date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> Eddy later expressed disappointment that some of his guitar playing was cut from the two songs, which he assumed happened because it may have interfered with the orchestral focus of the album project.<ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020">{{cite web |last1=Marten |first1=Neville |title=Duane Eddy on a legendary life: "I remember Buddy Holly said, 'I wanna try your guitar'" |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/interview-i-remember-buddy-holly-and-i-were-passing-each-other-going-to-and-from-the-stage-one-day-and-buddy-said-i-wanna-try-your-guitar-duane-eddy-on-a-legendary-life |website=MusicRadar.com |access-date=December 22, 2024 |date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, Eddy participated in an extensive interview with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their "Nashville Cats" series.<ref name="CMHoF"/> For an 80th-birthday tour in 2018, Eddy returned to the UK in concerts with Liverpudlian singer-songwriter [[Robert Vincent (musician)|Robert Vincent]], performing on October 23 at the [[London Palladium]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://buildingourownnashville.com/2018/10/26/country-music-week-duane-eddy-twangs-the-london-palladium/|title=Country Music Week β Duane Eddy twangs the London Palladium|website=Buildingourownnashville.com|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125165636/https://buildingourownnashville.com/2018/10/26/country-music-week-duane-eddy-twangs-the-london-palladium/|url-status=live}}</ref> and October 30 at [[Bridgewater Hall]] in Manchester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17190995.review-duane-eddy-bridgewater-hall-manchester/|title=REVIEW: Duane Eddy, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester|website=Theargus.co.uk|date=October 31, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812081515/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17190995.review-duane-eddy-bridgewater-hall-manchester/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Eddy participated in overdubbing sessions for the [[Johnny Cash]] and RPO remix album (titled ''[[Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]''), adding guitar to the gospel song "Farther Along".<ref name="Johnny Cash RPO">{{cite web |last1=Eddy |first1=Duane |title=Iβm very happy to share the news, I have finally recorded with Johnny Cash! |url=https://x.com/DuaneEddy/status/1318708450579386371 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=Twitter |access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020"></ref> In an interview with ''Music Radar'' that year, Eddy was unsure if he would continue recording or touring after conditions related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus pandemic]] improved; however, he stated that he was working on a documentary and considering writing an autobiography.<ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020"></ref> In 2024, Eddy was one of 66 musicians credited for collaborating with [[Mark Knopfler]] on a re-recording of Knopfler's β[[Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero|Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)]]".<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/> Jointly credited as "Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes", the single was released as a charity single to benefit two charities, Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/> It debuted and peaked at #1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales in March, which was his only #1 on any Billboard chart; in the UK, the collaborative single reached the top 20 on the main singles chart.<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/>
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