Q: I'm presuming my old iPod id dead meat, but after 24 charging a get the Apple Logo followed by an image that looks like a file folder with an exclamation point. Is there anyway we can resurrect all trhe music on it & transfer into a new iPod?

You can try putting it into Disk Mode

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363

If that works, you can see if the computer will recognize it when connected, either in iTunes or by the system.

NOTE:  You can also try putting it into Disk Mode WHILE it is already connected to the computer.

If the iPod is recognized, you may be able to use one of the third-party methods or utilities to transfer song files from iPod to computer.  You can do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer" to get some links (add "mac" to the search if your computer is a Mac).

Once the song files are on your computer, add them to that computer's iTunes library, then sync it to the new iPod.