Walter Lure (born Walter C. Luhr Jr., April 22, 1949 – August 21, 2020) was an American rock guitarist and singer. He was a member of the rock group The Heartbreakers. Biography Lure was born in Queens and raised in Floral Park, Long Island. He graduated from Fordham University with a degree in chemistry, and was working at the Food and Drug Administration in New York while playing in a variety of local groups. He initially met Johnny Thunders in the early 1970s while attending concerts at the Fillmore East, and later became a fan of Thunders' group the New York Dolls. When the Dolls broke up in early 1975, Lure was playing in a glam rock band called the Demons, and successfully auditioned to join Thunders' new band The Heartbreakers. Lure's first gig with the Heartbreakers was at CBGB on July 4, 1975. As he wrote in his autobiography, "My last gig with the Demons was back at CBGB on the Friday of July 4 weekend, performing in front of about twenty people at two in the morning. My first gig with the Heartbreakers was the following evening in front of several hundred screaming maniacs, with a line around the block as well. It was a madhouse." The Heartbreakers quickly became very popular in New York City, and after relocating to London, released their first album, L.A.M.F., in 1977. Although flawed by a poor mix, the album is considered a classic of early punk rock. Lure wrote and co-wrote many of the songs on the album, such as "One Track Mind", "Too Much Junkie Business", "All By Myself", and "Get Off The Phone", but the band broke up shortly after the album was released. The band line-up of Johnny Thunders (guitar/vocals), Lure (guitar/vocals), Jerry Nolan (drums ) and Billy Rath (bass) did continue to perform "reunion" shows in New York City throughout the 1980s, and reunited for a England/European tour in 1984. Lure played regularly with Thunders until his death in 1991. After the Heartbreakers broke up, Lure continued to be active musically. At the end of the 1970s, he formed The Waldos, who released an album titled Rent Party in 1995. The Waldos performed regularly in New York City with various line-ups throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and released a second album in 2018. In 2016, with former Planets guitarist Binky Philips, Lure formed The Last Ditches, which