Editing Chesney and Wolfe (section)

===Ronald Chesney===
Chesney, was born in London of French descent, the son of Marius, a silk trader, and Jeanne (''[[née]]'' Basset). He left the French Lycée school in London at the age of 16, and began using his English name.<ref name="Hayward2018">{{cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/23/ronald-chesney-obituary |title=Ronald Chesney obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 April 2018 |accessdate=23 April 2018}}</ref>

Chesney initially learned piano, but decided instead a career as a [[Diatonic and chromatic|chromatic]] [[harmonica]] player, performing professionally from the age of 17.<ref name="NHL">{{cite web |url=http://harmonica.co.uk/ronald.htm |title=Ronald Chesney - Britain's greatest harmonica player - 1920 to 2018 |work=National Harmonica League |accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref> Touring the [[ABC Cinema]] chain, he played on BBC Radio broadcasts from 1937, the first being ''Palace of Varieties''. Declared unfit to serve in the [[Second World War]] because of the removal of a [[tuberculosis]]-infected kidney,<ref name="Hayward2018"/> he taught the harmonica to troops in a BBC radio series, which ran for 42 weeks, beginning in 1940.<ref name="Hayward2018"/><ref name="NHL"/> After the war, he began to diversify into the classical repertoire.<ref name="NHL"/>

Chesney became a well-known performer, entertaining troops, performing at the [[London Palladium]] and [[Royal Albert Hall]], and working with [[Duke Ellington]] and [[Gracie Fields]].<ref name="Smith">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Mark |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16176779.Obituary___Ronald_Chesney__harmonica_player_and_writer_who_created_The_Rag_Trade_and_On_The_Buses/ |title=Obituary - Ronald Chesney, harmonica player and writer who created ''The Rag Trade'' and ''On The Buses'' |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |date=22 April 2018 |accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> He was President of the National Hohner Song Band League (later the [[National Harmonica League]]) from 1951.<ref name="NHL"/>