Can see songs and albums in iTunes but can't play them

Recently upgraded to OS 10.8, itunes 11.1.2, and OS7 on ipad and iphone. I noticed only purchased songs were showing up now on OS7 devices and trying a variety of settings in tunes sync (sync all songs, sync only checked ones, etc) still wouldn't send over my privately owned (copied from my own CDs) songs.
Then in itunes on Mac, tried to play a song. The album icon and song list are all there, but no song plays when clicking.
My itunes folder is on an external drive. All song and albums are there when I look in finder window. The library is correctly addressed in itunes preferences. I consolidated the library.
In all cases, it looks like all songs are there in itunes, but nothing plays, and nothing syncs over to ipad or ipone. Any ideas?

Hey pvolker!
I have an article here that can guide you on some steps for troubleshooting that I believe will resolve this issue:
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
You may also find this article to be useful:
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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http://www.apple.com/uk/support/iphone/syncing/

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Double click the songs.
Drag them to the Automatically add to iTunes folder inside the iTunes media folder.
Drag the top level folder or the entire drive to the iTunes icon.
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You're welcome.
tt2

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Does this only happen with the tracks you have downloaded from the iTunes Store? Perhaps you should work the suggestions in this Apple support document first.
Troubleshooting songs that skip on iPod
B-rock

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Hi cruzansingerboi,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you've downloaded tracks on your iPhone and you want to download those same tracks on your PC. The article linked below will walk you through downloading previously purchased tracks on another device.
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
You can also transfer the purchased content from your iOS device to your computer, as shown here:
iTunes Store: Transfer purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
And, you may be interested in enabling Automatic Downloads of purchased content on your devices.
iTunes Store: How to enable Automatic Downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4539
I hope this helps.
-Jason

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