Don Anthony; Wrote Song ‘Breaking My Heart’
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Don Anthony, 85, who wrote the song “Breaking My Heart,” popularized by Perry Como. Anthony formed his own big band, the Don Anthony Orchestra, in 1933. When he wrote “Breaking My Heart,” it was played widely by the more famous Sammy Kaye Orchestra and performed by Como. After his musical career waned, Anthony operated a bar and worked for 25 years in a manufacturing plant. On Thursday in Cleveland.
