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Added: 2008-06-26 Ben Pollack formally presents an engraved gold watch to Armstrong at Connie's Inn where he performed in Hot Chocolates. The watch had been bought by a group of white musicians who went to see Armstrong perform and to honor him. The engraving says “Good Luck Always to Louis Armstrong from the Musicians on Broadway.”

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