I second your comments regarding Richard Thompson.

WV has a couple of great Fairport Convention collectibles for sale, but otherwise lacks any reference to one of the (if not THE) most talented guitarists of our generation.  He's been ranked in the top 20 guitarists of all-time by Rolling Stone mag. His songs have been covered by Del McCoury, REM, Mary Black, Bonnie Raitt, Patti Loveless, Elvis Costello, Maura O'Connell, The Corrs, and many other.  He penned the soundtrack for the movie "The Grizzly Man" and is now composing a new musical arrangement for "friend and bassist ('no relation') Danny Thompson" which will be debuted in June 2009.  His 1000 Years of Popular Music project shows the depth of his understanding and appreciation of music history - not to mention that it is a hilariously acerbic response to Playboy's pseudo-sophisticated request for the top music of the prior millineum.

Anyone who has ever been to an RT show will tell you that not only is he a great guitarist and songwriter, he's incredibly quick-witted and the shows are a great interactive experience.   His songs range from poignant and/or heartbreaking (Beeswing, Keep Your Distance, Now Be Thankful, Meet on the Ledge) to utterly whimsical (Hots for the Smarts, My Daddy is a Mummy, I Agree with Pat Metheny...).  In fact, a female friend once told me that his shows made her "laugh until she cried, and cry until she laughed...".  I've never left an RT show without feeling that I have a better understanding of humanity or that I've just witnessed the physical human embodiment of an unabridged music encyclopedia.  (ok, so that last statement is dramatic hyperbole, but the guy really is damned good....)