From the 50th Annual Grammy Special Merit Awards Ceremony at the Wilshire Ebells Theater on February 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, the day before the Grammy telecast, where The Band won a Lifetime Achievement Award. Robbie Robertson spoke first at the ceremony, Garth Hudson next, then Arlie Manuel, the late Richard Manuel's wife.

Photos by John Scheele. Copyright © 2008 John Scheele. All rights reserved.

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