On 3 December 1976, two days before "Smile Jamaica", a free concert organised by the Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley in an attempt to ease tension between two warring political groups, Marley, his wife, and manager Don Taylor were wounded in an assault by unknown gunmen inside Marley's home.
V decembri 1976, dva dni pred "Smile Jamaica", bezplatným koncertom organizovaným jamajským premiérom Michael Manley v pokuse o upokojenie napätia medzi dvoma súperiacimi politickými skupinami, boli Marley, jeho žena, a jeho manažér Don Taylor zranení pri útoku neznámeho strelca v Marleyho dome.