Question: Which American composer and singer-songwriter who is one of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the USA is Jodie Marie's 2012 debut album "Mountain Echo" is said to resemble?

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Pax Americana: Pax Americana (Latin for "American Peace", modeled after "Pax Romana", "Pax Britannica", and "Pax Mongolica") is a term applied to the concept of relative peace in the Western Hemisphere and later the world as a result of the preponderance of power enjoyed by the United States beginning around the middle of the 20th century and continuing to this day.  Although the term finds its primary utility in the latter half of the 20th century, it has been used with different meanings and eras, such as the post-Civil War era in North America, and regionally in the Americas at the start of the 20th century.

Nineteenth-century theatrical scenery: Theatre in the nineteenth century was noted for its changing philosophy from the Romanticism and Neoclassicism that dominated Europe since the late 18th century to Realism and Naturalism in the latter half of the 19th century before it eventually gave way to the rise of Modernism in the 20th century.  Scenery in theater at the time closely mirrored these changes and, with the onset of the Industrial Revolution and technological advancement throughout the century, dramatically changed the aesthetics of the theater.

Jodie Marie: Jodie Marie Warlow (born 12 June 1991) is a Welsh singer-songwriter better known by her stage name, Jodie Marie.  She was signed to Decca Records in 2010.  Jodie Marie's 2012 debut album "Mountain Echo" has been described by The Guardian as 'velvety and bittersweet' and The Independent as 'having a light-blues and jazz-folk-edge recalling late-1960s singer-songwriters such as Carole King.

Theatrical scenery in the nineteenth century: Theatre in the nineteenth century was noted for its changing philosophy, from the Romanticism and Neoclassicism that dominated Europe since the late 18th century, to Realism and Naturalism in the latter half of the 19th century, before it eventually gave way to the rise of Modernism in the 20th century.  Scenery in theater at the time closely mirrored these changes and with the onslaught of the Industrial Revolution and technological advancement throughout the century, dramatically changed the aesthetics of the theater.

Frank Birnbaum: William Franklin "Frank" Birnbaum (1922–2005) was a well-known 20th century chazzan within Conservative Judaism in the United States.  Serving congregations and performing concerts across America, his music was well known for its eclectic and melodious nature.  As a tenor, his voice was widely acclaimed as one of the finest cantorial tenor voices in the latter half of the 20th century.

Behavioural genetics: Behavioural genetics (Commonwealth English) or behavioral genetics (American English), also referred to as behaviour genetics, is a field of scientific research that uses genetic methods to investigate the nature and origins of individual differences in behaviour.  While the name "behavioural genetics" connotes a focus on genetic influences, the field broadly investigates genetic and environmental influences, using research designs that allow removal of the confounding of genes and environment.  Behavioural genetics was founded as a scientific discipline by Francis Galton in the late 19th century, only to be discredited through association with eugenics movements before and during World War II.  In the latter half of the 20th century, the field saw renewed prominence with research on inheritance of behaviour and mental illness in humans (typically using twin and family studies), as well as research on genetically informative model organisms through selective breeding and crosses.  In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, technological advances in molecular genetics made it possible to measure and modify the genome directly.  This led to major advances in model organism research (e.g., knockout mice) and in human studies (e.g., genome-wide association studies), leading to new scientific discoveries.

Gilles (stock character): Gilles (] )—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and Commedia dell'Arte.  He enjoyed his greatest vogue in 18th-century France, in entertainments both at the fairgrounds of the capital and in private and public theaters, though his origins can be traced back to the 17th century and, possibly, the century previous.  A "zanni", or comic servant, he is a type of bungling clown, stupid, credulous, and lewd—a character that shares little, problematically, with the sensitive figure in Watteau's famous portrait that, until the latter half of the 20th century, bore his name alone.  Gilles fades from view in the 19th century, to persist in the 20th and 21st as the Belgian Gilles of Binche Carnival.

Mount Nebo (Poolesville, Maryland): Mt. Nebo is a historic home located at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.  It is a large 2 ⁄ -story gable-roofed frame dwelling constructed in three periods: the main block, dating to the second quarter of the 19th century; a 1 ⁄ -story wing extends from the rear of the main block, which appears to have been an earlier dwelling from the late 18th century; and a two-story addition was made to the east gable end of the main block around the turn of the 20th century.  Also on the property is a mid-19th-century log smokehouse and the remains of an early terraced "waterfall" garden.  The property derives additional significance from its association with the White family through the latter half of the 19th century.  Joseph White (1825–1903) was a locally prominent supporter of the Confederate cause during the American Civil War.

Carole King: Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein, February 9, 1942) is an American composer and singer-songwriter.  She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the USA, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999.  King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005.

Cicurel family: The Cicurels were a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Egypt throughout the first half of the 20th century, best known for the elite department store chain bearing their family name.  Moreno Cicurel, the family patriarch, emigrated from Turkey in the latter half of the 19th century.  He established Les Grands Magasins Cicurel at the turn of the century.  His three sons helped grow the business to prosperity and acclaim following his death.

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Answer: Carole King