Cannot play song bought on itunes on iPhone 4

Having 2 problems with my iphone4:
1: cannot play songs I bought on itunes, when trying it simply goes one "step" back returning to list of bought music
2: when peoble are trying to call me, it always appears busy, even if im not on the phone

I tried each suggestion under the topic you gave me the link to, no success. My Problem might be in the itunes store. When I checked my purchase history in my profile the songs I downloaded in 2006 do not show. When the box opens for me to authorize the songs my aol ID is pre-selected. When I use my aol password it says to create an apple ID. I want to contact the itunes store to restore my purchases to my profile. This may solve my problem. I don't think that I should have to buy them again.

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