<P> During a visit to the offices of Peer - South, Holly met María Elena Santiago . He asked her out on their first meeting and proposed marriage to her on their first date . The wedding took place on August 15 . Petty disapproved of the marriage and advised Holly to keep it secret to avoid upsetting Holly's female fans . Petty's reaction created friction with Holly, who had also started to question Petty's bookkeeping . The Crickets, frustrated because he controlled all of the proceeds from the band, were also in conflict with Petty . </P> <P> Holly and Santiago frequented many of New York's music venues, including the Village Gate, Blue Note, Village Vanguard, and Johnny Johnson's . Santiago later said that Holly was keen to learn fingerstyle flamenco guitar and that he would often visit her aunt's home to play the piano there . Holly planned collaborations between soul singers and rock and roll . He wanted to make an album with Ray Charles and Mahalia Jackson . He also had ambitions to work in film and registered for acting classes with Lee Strasburg's Actors Studio . </P> <P> Santiago accompanied Holly on tours . To hide her marriage to Holly, she was presented as the Crickets' secretary . She took care of the laundry and equipment set - up and collected the concert revenues . Santiago kept the money for the band instead of their habitual transfer to Petty in New Mexico . She and her aunt Provi Garcia, executive of the Latin American music department at Peer - Southern, convinced Holly that Petty was paying the band's royalties from Coral - Brunswick into his own company's account . Holly planned to retrieve his royalties from Petty and to later fire him as manager and producer . At the recommendation of the Everly Brothers, Holly hired lawyer Harold Orenstein to negotiate his royalties . The problems with Petty were triggered after he was unable to pay Holly . At the time, New York promoter Manny Greenfield reclaimed a large part of Holly's earnings; Greenfield had booked Holly for shows during previous tours . The two had a verbal agreement; Greenfield would obtain 5% of the booking earnings . Greenfield later felt he was also acting as Holly's manager and deserved a higher payment, which Holly refused . Greenfield then sued Holly . Under New York law, because Holly's royalties originated in New York and were directed out of the state, the payments were frozen until the dispute was settled . Petty then could not complete the transfers to Holly, who considered him responsible for the missing profit . </P> <P> In September, Holly returned to Clovis for a new recording session, which yielded "Reminiscing" and "Come Back Baby". During the session, he ventured into producing by recording Lubbock DJ Waylon Jennings . Holly produced the single "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)" for Jennings . Holly became increasingly interested in the New York music, recording, and publishing scene . Santiago and he settled in Apartment 4H of the Brevoort Apartments, at 11 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village, where he recorded a series of acoustic songs, including "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" and "What to Do". The inspiration to record the songs is sometimes attributed to the ending of his relationship with McGuire . In October, Holly recorded tracks for Coral; these were backed by saxophonist Boomie Richman and an 18 - piece orchestra composed of former members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra . The three - and - a-half - hour session produced "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Raining in My Heart", "Moondreams" (written by Petty), and "True Love Ways". </P>

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