Question: What tragedy hit the singer, in 1954, who had a hit with the song Shelter of Your Arms written by Jerry Samuels ?

Context articles: Champion (Chipmunk song)
Summer Bummer
Almost Is Never Enough
Baby, Baby, Baby (Teresa Brewer song)
Napoleon XIV
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
I Bet (Ciara song)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Lookin' for a Love
I'm in Love with a Monster

"Champion" is a song by British rapper Chipmunk from Chipmunk's second studio album "Transition" (2011).
 It features American singer Chris Brown and was released as the second single from the album on 6 February 2011 in the United Kingdom.
 The song was written by Harmony Samuels, Chipmunk, Eric Bellinger, and Erika Nuri, and it was produced by Samuels.
 According to Chipmunk, he wants the listeners of the song to "feel like they were born a champion".
 The song was later added to the international deluxe edition of Brown's fourth album, "F.A.M.E." (2011).
"Summer Bummer" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey featuring American rappers ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti featured on her fourth studio album "Lust For Life".
 The song was released for digital download on July 12, 2017, alongside "Groupie Love" featuring ASAP Rocky, as a promotional single with the pre-order of the album.
 It was later sent to UK contemporary hit radio on July 28 as the album's third single.
 The song was written by Del Rey, Matthew Samuels, Rakim Mayers, Playboi Carti, Tyler Williams, Jahaan Sweet, and Andrew Joseph Gradwohl, Jr, with the production being handled by Boi-1da, Sweet, and Rick Nowels.
"Almost Is Never Enough" is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande and English singer Nathan Sykes.
 The pop and soul-influenced track was written by Grande, Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert, Olaniyi-Akinpelu, and its producer, Moses Samuels.
 Two official versions of the song exist.
 The soundtrack version is included on the for the 2013 fantasy film "" and was released August 19, 2013 via Republic Records as a second promotional single from the same, following Colbie Caillat's "When the Darkness Comes" on July 10, and a longer version was remastered for inclusion on Grande's debut studio album, "Yours Truly" (2013).
Baby, Baby, Baby is a 1953 hit song by Teresa Brewer from the film "Those Redheads from Seattle".
 The song was written in 1950 by Jerry Livingston and lyricist Mack David.
 The song was sung by Brewer in the role of a singer, who appears through a red curtain line of dancing girls and commences the lyrics: "Baby, Baby, Baby love me love me do, Baby, Baby, Baby love me love true."
 The song reached No.12 in the US hit parade in December 1953.
 Coral released the record first in 1953 as 9-61067 with the B-side "I Guess It Was You All The Time", written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, then in 1954 as an EP, EC 81086 with A2: "Jilted" Robert Colby and Dick Manning, Track B1: "Chicago Style" James Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, and B2 "My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)" written by Rey Turk, and Lou Handman.
Jerry Samuels (born Jerrold Samuels on May 3, 1938), known by the stage name Napoleon XIV, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
 He achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
" in 1966.
 Under the name Scott David (his son's name), he co-wrote "As If I Didn't Know" with Larry Kusik, a top 10 hit for Adam Wade in 1961.
 Samuels also wrote "The Shelter of Your Arms", a top 20 hit for Sammy Davis Jr. in 1964.
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
 is a 1966 novelty record written and performed by Jerry Samuels (billed as Napoleon XIV), and released on Warner Bros.
 Records.
 The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 popular music singles chart on August 13 and reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Bet" is a song by American singer Ciara from her sixth studio album, "Jackie" (2015).
 Released as the lead single from the album by Epic Records on January 26, 2015, "I Bet" serves as Ciara's first single following the birth of her first child and widely publicized break-up with American rapper Future.
 The song was written by the singer, Harmony "H-Money" Samuels and Timothy and Theron Thomas of the production duo Rock City.
 It was produced by Samuels, and Chris "TEK" O'Ryan was responsible for its vocal production.
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor and comedian.
 He was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians and other celebrities.
 At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and Will Mastin as the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally.
 After military service, Davis returned to the trio.
 Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards.
 With the trio, he became a recording artist.
 In 1954, he lost his left eye in a car accident, and several years later, he converted to Judaism.
"Lookin' for a Love" is a song written by J. W. Alexander and Zelda Samuels and was the debut hit of the family group The Valentinos, which featured Bobby Womack.
 The song was a hit for the Valentinos, climbing to number eight on the R&B chart and crossing over to number 72 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1962, released on Sam Cooke's SAR label.
"I'm in Love with a Monster" is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony for the computer animated fantasy-comedy film, "Hotel Transylvania 2".
 It was written by Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Sarah Mancuso, Edgar Etienne and Ericka Coulter with production handled by Samuels.
 It was released to digital retailers on August 14, 2015 through Epic Records and Syco Music and serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States four days later on August 18.
 "I'm in Love with a Monster" is a pop song that blends elements of R&B, soul, rock and hip hop with "jazzy" rhythms along with heavy and funky beats.
 Critics drew comparisons to the musical style of girl groups such as The Supremes.