ARAKAWA, Yoichi 1962-
Personal: Born March 25, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico; 
          Son of Tetsuo and Yuriko Arakawa. 
Ethnicity: "Asian" (Japan).
Education: University of California—Los Angeles, B.A., 1987;
           Berklee College of Music, graduated, 1992.
Adresses: Office—c/o Six String Music Publishing, 
          P.O. Box 7718-157, Torrance,
          CA 90504.
(Taken from: https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/arakawa-yoichi-1962)

Yoichi Arakawa was the first one, who soundly "tabbed" Jim Croce for fingerstyle guitar. He graduated from Berklee College of Music and that's the best recommendation anyone can get. In 1994, Warner Bros. Publications published a songbook with 10 Arakawa-tabbed Croce songs that btw. took a look into Maury's guitar playing as well. Copyright Holder at the time was the Denjac Music Company:

 Authentic
 GUITAR-TAB
 Edition
 Includes Complete Solos
       JIM CROCE
                THE 
           GREATEST
               HITS
 © 1994 WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS INC.
 All Rights Reserved
 $ 24.95

      Contents

- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- Dreamin' Again
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
- Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
- Photographs And Memories
- These Dreams
- Time In A Bottle
- You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Arakawa was founder of Six String Music Publishing, a sheet music publisher that doesn't exist anymore. But his ideas still show through in the tabs created by later transcribers, that followed (in) his footsteps, and I think it's only fair to give credit to the guy who started all this.

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