David Cole Idema (born July 1, 1950), best known by the stage name David Geddes, is a soft rock singer who had a US Top 5 hit with "Run Joey Run", which peaked at number four in October 1975.
Under his real name, Geddes was the drummer/vocalist for the cult band the Fredric (also known as Rock Garden) and released several records in the early 1970s, one of which, "House on Holly Road",[1] received some airplay around the state of Michigan.
Vance had remembered Geddes' voice from his earlier records and thought he would be perfect for his new song.
Geddes flew to New York City to record the vocals for the song, and then returned to Detroit to begin his third year of law school.
[2] Geddes had only one other notable entry, the top 20 hit "The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man in the Bleachers)", which entered the Hot 100 top 40 three weeks after "Run Joey Run" had left the Hot 100.