TILL THERE WAS YOU - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“till there was you” was written by Meredith Willson for the Broadway musical The Music Man in 1957, with an earlier version titled “Till I Met You” recorded by Eileen Wilson in 1950. The song was first introduced on stage by Barbara Cook as Marian Paroo.

It gained wider recognition through recordings by Shirley Jones in the 1962 film adaptation and by The Beatles in 1963. The lyrics describe how life gains meaning through the experience of love. Musically, the ballad features a flowing melody and gentle harmonic progression, suitable for intimate vocal interpretations or orchestral arrangements.