New iPod but had old one...

My husband had an iPod and an account already set up on our computer. He got me an iPod for my birthday, and I downloaded his songs onto my iPod; now, however, when I go into my account, the songs are grey and I can't select anything. I just wanted to create some folders so that I can organize it. Do I need to delete the songs from my iPod, redownload iTunes, and start over? Is there a way to transfer the songs my husband has already loaded onto our computer to my iPod without interferring with his account?

The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. That is also why the padlock icon appears at the bottom of iTunes next to the space used/available.
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manage the content manually.
Please note that by editing/changing the songs on your iPod in this manner, the changes will not affect the songs in iTunes, only on your iPod.

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