By Alejandro de los Rios
This is Derrick Lewis, wide receiver for the VooDoo. Derrick hasn’t practiced since the season started because he has a torn ACL. Lewis isn’t the least bit concerned though.
“I’ve been blessed,” he said. “I’m not at all worried if this injury is season or career ending.”
Strange words coming from someone with such a serious injury. But it’s all because Lewis has another talent to fall back on. Let’s go to the tape:
In case you didn’t know, that’s the opening verse to the theme from “Good Times.” And, as you can see, Lewis is quite adept at singing. So good, in fact, that the VooDoo tapped Lewis to sing the national anthem during the team’s home opener.
Lewis was born and raised in New Orleans and has been singing since he was a boy. His mother, Dorris Fortuné, realized her son’s gifts when he was in the sixth grade and encouraged him to sing in their church’s gospel choir. Lewis also had the benefit of both his parents being musicians. Fortuné was a gospel singer herself and father Milton Lewis plays the saxophone. By the time he was 11, Derrick Lewis was performing at Jazz Fest with Willie Metcalf. Read the rest of this entry »
