Monday, May 06, 1996

Madlyn Davis

Madlyn Davis
United States
Classic female blues

Madlyn Davis was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the late 1920s. Among her best-known tracks are "Kokola Blues" and "It's Red Hot". She was a contemporary of better-known recording artists, such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Mozelle Alderson, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. Little is known of her life outside music.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928