Philip Drucker, alias
Jackson Del Ray, is a curious and somewhat mysterious figure whose
music is undeservedly little known. Drucker was an art student who
first came to most people's notice as a founding member of Savage
Republic. The band was initially musically primitive, with frequently
out-of-tune instruments backed by percussion as simple as Drucker
pounding on a 50-gallon oil drum, but there were hints of Greek and
Middle Eastern music in their sound. As the band matured, these
elements became more pronounced, but so did the rivalry between
guitarist Bruce Licher and Drucker over who was in charge of the band.
A close associate remembers that virtually every rehearsal ended with a
bitter
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