IPod 20GB Click Wheel Stops Playing Music

All,
All of a sudden, my iPod 20GB Click Wheel just stops playing music in the middle of songs. I have to hit the play button and restart it. It's pausing the song. It does this periodically/randomly. Does anyone have any suggestions? Your help is appreciated.
Thanks,
TC

The folder with an exclamation point is often a software issue on the iPod. The best troubleshooting step for this error is to restore the iPod.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
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If it still is not working after the restore, you'll probably need to set up a dispatch at the following website.
http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod

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