![]() A few days later, Bob Marley and The Wailers performed at the Smile Jamaica concert to offer words of peace to his country amid pre-election chaos. Marley was treated and released, but both Taylor and Marley s friend Lewis Griffith were critically injured. She had to have a bullet removed from her scalp. His wife, Rita, was sitting outside in her yellow Beetle, and was hit by one of five bullets shot at her. One of the bullets that missed Taylor ricocheted off a wall and hit Marley in the arm. His manager, Don Taylor, was shot four times in the groin. A few days before Marley s performance, gunshots riddled through his kitchen. Jamaicans knew that the election could be swayed by a perceived endorsement from Marley. ![]() A week after press releases went out for the event, Manley called an election. He knew that his performance could be seen as a political statement and was hesitant to perform. Marley only agreed with Manley to perform if there were no political overtones. 2 Bob Marley: Exodus (Deluxe Edition) In December 1976, Bob Marley was rehearsing for the Smile Jamaica concert, a politically charged venue sponsored by the People s National Party and their leader, Prime Minister Michael Manley.
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