Songs deleted from iTunes are still on my Nano

I've got my iTunes set for me to Manually Manage Music. So once I'm done with a song I delete it by selecting it from my iPod Library and selecting "Delete". However, I noticed that the songs are still on my iPod. For example if I go to the Artists List on my iPod several songs from a particular artist I've previously deleted appear, but if my iPod is connected to my computer and I browse through my iPod Library through iTunes with the same criteria (Artist List) that particular artist is not there. I'm not looking at the Play Lists I've created, but the main Library of music. How do I find these "mystery songs" and delete them?

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Check [Dougscripts|http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scriptcount.php?sortBy=Name& op=y] - Many itunes scripts
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Howdy SJHocking,
It sounds like you want to know how to dele songs and ringtones from iTunes. Take a look at the article linked below, it’ll walk you through the process of deleting content from iTunes.
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If you have iTunes Match enabled, take a look at this article which will walk you through the process of deleting songs from iCloud.
iTunes Store: How to delete songs from iCloud - Apple Support
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Are the songs playing whole in iTunes? if not download them again.
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