Bleu Raeders Drum and Bugle Corps


The Bleu Raeders also known as Regiment Militaire in 1974, were a drum corps based out of New Orleans from 1971-1981.
The Raeders made their DCI Finals debut in their first year of competition. Their performance in the Finals was only the 18th in their history; this remains the quickest ascent ever to a DCI Finals position. They were also the first Southern corps to reach Finals.
In 1974, the organization merged with Stardusters splitting with that group and re-establishing the Raeders name in 1975 only to merge with the Stardusters again in 1981 to become the Louisiana Southernairs..

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Gold background indicates DCI Championship; pale blue background indicates DCI Class Finalist; pale green background indicates DCI semifinalist.
YearThemeRepertoireScorePlacement
1972Camptown Races by Stephen Foster / Proud Mary by John Fogerty /
Walk Him Up the Stairs by Gary Geld and Peter Udell / Aura Lee by George R. Poulton and W.W. Fosdick /
French National Defile by Robert Planquette and Paul Cezano
73.9512th
1973Camptown Races by Stephen Foster / Walk Him Up the Stairs by Gary Geld and Peter Udell /
La Marseillaise by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle / Theme from Can-Can by Cole Porter /
When the Saints Go Marching In adapted by Luther G. Presley
68.7021st
1974Marched as
Regiment Militaire
1974 only
Marche Militaire Francaise by Camille Saint-Saens / Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Chuck Mangione
Make Me Smile by James Pankow / Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb / The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch
75.7517th
1975Turkey Lurkey Time by Burt Bacharach and Hal David / Promises, Promises by Burt Bacharach and Hal David /
Pentatonic Clock by Dick Schory / Where You Lead by Carole King and Toni Stern / Sweet Inspiration by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham /
Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb / The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch
62.75035th
1976La Marseillaise by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle / French National Defile by Robert Planquette and Paul Cezano /
In The City by Feliciano Tavaresand Lola Falana-Tavares / Walk Him Up the Stairs by Gary Geld and Peter Udell /
Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb / Alley Cat by Bent Fabric
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