Itunes & Match account is empty, 6.8k songs gone?

I'm logged into the iTunes store, Match is turned on, the MBP is authorized and connected to the 'net via wi-fi.
Yet all of my music in Itunes is missing.
Itunes no long sees the external drive my Itunes library in on even though the drive is connected and shows up in Finder.
I click on Match and it's on the "Start" screen asking if I want to use Match.
I uploaded 6.8k songs a month ago and have been using Match every day since.
Now it's all gone.
What would cause this?
I'm stumped.
24 hrs. ago it was fine.
Now it's not.
MBP w/Lion & latest Itunes build.
Please help if you can because I cannot find an answer anywhere.
Thanks

Micheal,
In Itunes there is nothing listed under "Music".
Yesterday there were 6,800 songs there (both local and via Match)
The source library is on an external HD, that HD is connected, and all the files are on it.
I've restared the MBP twice. Logged in and out of the Itunes store twice as well.

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