Madlyn Davis (born c. 1899 – c. 1901) was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the late 1920s.
Her backing trio now included Richard M. Jones, and "Kokola Blues" laid part of the foundations for the more famous song "Sweet Home Chicago."
The refrain of "Kokola Blues" includes these lyrics: And it's hey, hey baby, baby don't you want to go Back to that eleven light city, back to sweet Kokomo [sic][4] The other track recorded at the same session was "Winter Blues", noteworthy for Davis's spoken exhortation to her musicians to "swing", as they duly increased the tempo of the song.
In October 1928, Davis had her final recording session, with backing by Georgia Tom Dorsey on piano and Tampa Red on guitar.
However, her propensity to speed up the tempo on recordings did not continue, and she missed out on the subsequent development of swing and rhythm and blues, which may have better suited her style.